Jack Maddox
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Medicine Mound, Texas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1919 Medicine Mound, Texas |
| Died | July 9, 2006 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls, Texas) |
| College | West Texas A&M (1940–1943) |
| Playing career | 1946–1949 |
| Position | Forward / guard |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1948 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
| 1948–1949 | Hammond Calumet Buccaneers |
| 1949 | Indianapolis Jets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jack Clinton Maddox (December 10, 1919 – July 9, 2006) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2]
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
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
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]
