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Grand Rapids Rangers History
General Manager: Gerald Ford, Jr.
Coach: Stan Szukala
Court: Civic Auditorium
Colors: Gold and Royal Blue
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The general manager of the team was a young upstar businessman and former Michigan football player Gerald Ford Jr. Ford would go on to become a successful Congressman and eventually the 38th President of the United States. To date Ford is the only basketball general manager to ever become POTUS.
Roster
Bill Davis F 6-3 215 Notre Dame
Jim Cominsky F 6-3 190 DePaul
George Ratkovicz C 6-7 225 None
Stan Szukala G 6-1 180 DePaul
Wibs Kautz G 6-0 180 Loyola of Chicago
Dick Starzyk G 5-10 180 DePaul
Tony Kaseta C-F 6-8 210 None
Art Stolkey G-F 6-1 180 Detroit
Carter O'Rourke F 6-5 180 DePaul
Bill Krall C-F 6-7 200 Michigan State
Stats
Name GP FG FTM FTA Pct. PF Pnts PPG Hi
George Ratkovicz 6 35 18 25 .720 20 88 14.7 25
Stan Szukala 6 23 13 20 .650 11 59 9.8 14
Wibs Kautz 6 21 15 21 .714 14 57 9.5 16
Bill Davis 6 13 7 13 .538 15 33 5.5 10
Dick Starzyk 6 9 7 12 .583 14 25 4.2 8
Jim Cominsky 6 10 0 2 .000 6 20 3.3 10
Tony Kaseta 5 9 1 4 .250 8 19 3.8 8
Art Stolkey 6 5 6 11 .545 7 16 2.7 7
Bill Krall 2 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0.0 0
Carter O'Rourke 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0
Totals 6 125 67 108 .620 96 317 52.8 67
Opponents 6 115 78 122 .639 86 308 51.3 62
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