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Bernie Mehen
Personal details
Born (1918-09-19)September 19, 1918
Wheeling, West Virginia
Died May 11, 2007(2007-05-11) (aged 88)
Sylvania, Ohio
Nationality American

Bernard Joseph Mehen (September 19, 1918 – May 11, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Youngstown Bears and Toledo Jeeps and averaged 6.9 points per game.[1][3] He served in the Army during World War II and suffered a foot injury caused by mortar shell.[2] Bernie's younger brother Dick Mehen played alongside him at both the University of Tennessee and with the Toledo Jeeps.[2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bernard Mehen NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/mehenbe01n.html. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bernie Mehen". Peach Basket Society. March 30, 2016. https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/03/bernie-mehen.html. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 
  3. "Bernard Mehen Statistics". Just Sports Stats. https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mehenbe01. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 

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