Personal information | |
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Born | Wheeling, West Virginia | September 19, 1918
Died | May 11, 2007 Sylvania, Ohio | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Wheeling Park (Wheeling, West Virginia) |
College | Tennessee (1939–1942) |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | Toledo Jim Whites |
1946 | Youngstown Bears |
1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
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]