Jack Maddox

Jack Maddox
Personal information
Born(1919-12-10)December 10, 1919
Medicine Mound, Texas
DiedJuly 9, 2006(2006-07-09) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWichita Falls
(Wichita Falls, Texas)
CollegeWest Texas A&M (1940–1943)
Playing career1946–1949
PositionForward / guard
Career history
1946–1948Oshkosh All-Stars
1948–1949Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949Indianapolis Jets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jack Clinton Maddox (December 10, 1919 – July 9, 2006) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2]

Early life

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Maddox received an athletic scholarship to play for the SMU Mustangs but was declared academically ineligible in February 1939.[3] He transferred to the West Texas A&M Buffaloes where he played for three years[3] before joining the Marines. While in the Marines, he played basketball for the Pearl Harbor team.[4]

Professional career

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Maddox played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars[5] and Hammond Calumet Buccaneers between 1946[6] and 1949, then for the Indianapolis Jets in the Basketball Association of America in 1949 for one game.[1][2]

Later life

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After his professional career, Maddox returned to Texas. He worked as a cowboy and a rancher, and was a calf roper in rodeos[3][7][8] while also coaching basketball at Blossom High School.[9]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Indianapolis 1 .000 .000 1.0 .0
Career 1 .000 .000 1.0 .0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jack Maddox NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jack Maddox NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Jack Maddox". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blackhawks Oppose Hammond Tonight in Moline Fieldhouse". The Daily Times. November 20, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Jack Maddox, set shot artist and clever passer, starred at guard with West Texas State before going into the service. While in the Marines he played on the crack Pearl Harbor team and rated all-service honors. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Maddox initials cage contract". Amarillo Daily News. September 4, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Maddox signed to new contract with Oshkosh pros". The Oshkosh Northwestern. September 3, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Ex-All American Cager now Lamar County ranhcer". The Paris News. December 31, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Raisin horses, cattle a Maddox' ambition". The Paris News. December 5, 1984. p. 38. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Five new coaches set for 44-B cage chase". The Paris News. October 11, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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