The Toledo Redmen are a defunct American basketball team based in Toledo, Ohio that were champions of the National Basketball League during the 1929/30 season.[1][2]

Players for the Toledo Redmen included Red Brandes, Pip Koehler, Fred Jacobs, Lloyd Goldstein, Len Sheppard, Ken Failine, Gil Ely, Cookie Cunningham, and Chuck Gillium.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

For the 1930/31 season, the team was known as the Toledo Red Men Tobaccos, where they played in the American Basketball League, with 12 wins and 24 losses in that season.[9]

Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1929/30 NBL 1st (1st half); 2nd (2nd half) Champion
1930/31 ABL 4th (1st half); 5th (2nd half) Did not qualify

References

  1. "Toledo Redmen | MascotDB.com". mascotdb.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. 1 2 "1929-30 Toledo Redmen Len Sheppard & Gil Ely Wire Photo | #117827507". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. "RED BRANDES". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. "FRED JACOBS". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. "LLOYD GOLDSTEIN". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. "GIL ELY". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  7. "Harold Cunningham's Record vs. Kentucky". www.bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  8. ""Horse" Gillium - Giant of a man: From Beaver Five to NY Celtics - Lawrence County Historical Society". www.lawrencechs.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  9. "1930-31 Toledo Red Man Tobaccos basketball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.


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