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Paul Vincent "Polly" Birch (January 4, 1910 – June 5, 1982) was an American basketball player and coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s, and the Youngstown Bears of the NBL.[1]

Paul Birch

Personal information
Born	(1910-01-10)January 10, 1910 Homestead, Pennsylvania
Died	June 5, 1982(1982-06-05) (aged 72) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Homestead (Homestead, Pennsylvania)
College	Duquesne (1932–1935)
Playing career	1938–1948
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1938–1939	Pittsburgh Pirates
1941–1945	Fort Wayne Pistons
1945–1946	Youngstown Bears
1946–1948	Youngstown Cubs
As coach:
1945–1946	Youngstown Bears
1946–1947	Pittsburgh Ironmen
1951–1954	Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights and awards
2× NBL champion (1944, 1945) All-NBL First Team (1939) First-team All-American – Converse (1935)

References

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Paul Birch

На других языках

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- [en] Paul Birch (basketball)

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[ru] Бёрч, Пол (баскетболист)

Пол «Полли» Бёрч (англ. Paul "Polly" Birch; 4 января 1910, Хомстед, Пенсильвания, США — 5 июня 1982, Питтсбург, Пенсильвания, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер, завершивший карьеру. Двукратный чемпион НБЛ в сезонах 1943/1944 и 1944/1945 годов.

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