Adam_Filipczak

Adam Filipczak

Adam Filipczak

American basketball player

Adam Joseph Filipczak (February 12, 1915 – July 4, 1992), known as Flip Filipczak, was an American professional basketball player.[1][2][3] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Eagles in two games during the 1940–41 season.[1][4]

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Filipczak attended Northeastern High School in Detroit. There, he was recognised as a star basketball player and was twice selected to the all-city team.[5] He also played football and baseball at school, being awarded letters in all three sports.[3]

After leaving school, Filipczak worked for Ford Motor Company while continuing to play several sports competitively at an amateur level.[3] He had played basketball semi-professionally for seven years before being signed by the Detroit Eagles in 1940.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Adam Filipczak NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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    "Adam Filipczak". Peach Basket Society. November 19, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. [3]
    John N. Sabo (30 May 1937). "Meet Adam Filipczak, a very busy athlete". Detroit Free Press. p. 42. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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    "Adam Filipczak Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Detroit Eagles come up with new team this year". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. November 27, 1940. p. 33. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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