Isaac Walker Duffey (May 31, 1906 – April 4, 1967)[1] was an American businessman and sports executive. He organized a successful barnstorming team called the Anderson Chiefs, and later bought a National Basketball League franchise, which he named the Anderson Packers. The Packers played in the National Basketball League for three years, winning the final NBL championship, and later spent time in the National Basketball Association and National Professional Basketball League. Duffey was the interim coach of the Packers for three games in the 1949–50 season, going 1–2 before turning the reins over to former NBL coach Doxie Moore.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1906 Lagro, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1967 (aged 60) Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1950 | Anderson Packers (interim HC) |
He, along with his brother John, was the founder and owner of the meatpacking company Duffey's Inc., owners of the Hughes-Curry Packing Co. of Anderson from 1946 to 1949. Following his venture into basketball, Duffey was president of the Central Indiana Railway from 1951 until his death from cancer in 1967.[2]
Duffey also attended Marion Normal College (now called Ball State University) in the 1920s.[3]
References
edit- Todd Gould (1998). Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball.
- ^ "Ike Duffey". Basketball-reference. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ Jim Bailey (2010-05-30). "Ike Duffey was key figure in Anderson's picture". The Herald Bulletin.
- ^ "Tribute Paid Ike Duffey By Former Andersonian". Anderson Daily Bulletin. Newspapers.com. April 14, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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