Harry Alfonso Rusan (April 1, 1910 – November 9, 1987) was an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters and a Negro league baseball shortstop in the 1930s.
| Harry Rusan | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 1, 1910 St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Died: November 9, 1987 (aged 77) Detroit, Michigan | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1931, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Teams | |
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A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Rusan attended Paul Quinn College. He played professional baseball for the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1931, and his basketball career with the Harlem Globetrotters spanned from 1933 to 1942. Rusan died in Detroit, Michigan in 1987 at age 77.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Harry Rusan". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Rusan". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Harry Rusan". probasketballencyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links
edit- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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