John Benjamin Hoekstra (November 7, 1917 – October 25, 2006)[1][2] was an American professional basketball player.[3][4] He played in the National Basketball League for the Kankakee Gallagher Trojans during the 1937–38 season and averaged 5.8 points per game.[4]

Johnny Hoekstra
Personal information
Born(1917-11-07)November 7, 1917
Wichert, Illinois
DiedOctober 25, 2006(2006-10-25) (aged 88)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anne (St. Anne Township, Illinois)
CollegeGallagher Business School (1935–1937)
PositionCenter
Career history
1937–1938Kankakee Gallagher Trojans

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Social Security Death Index FamilySearch.org
  2. ^ Find A Grave Index FamilySearch.org
  3. ^ "John Hoekstra". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "John Hoekstra NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

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