| Height | 6 ft |
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| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 195 |
| Birth date | July 24, 1917 |
| Birth place | Memphis, Texas, U.S. |
| Death date | October 1, 1989 (aged 72) |
| Death place | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| High school | Quitaque (Quitaque, Texas) |
| College | Texas Tech (1937–1938, 1942–1943) |
| Years 1 | 1943–1945 |
| Team 1 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
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Francis Marion "Butch" Sachse Jr. (July 24, 1917 – October 1, 1989) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played collegiately at Texas Tech University.[2]
Professional careers
Football
Sachse's professional football career spanned three National Football League seasons.[3] He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943), Brooklyn Tigers (1944), and the Boston Yanks (1945).[3] In 20 career games, he completed 32 of 75 pass attempts to go with three touchdowns and six interceptions.[3]
Basketball
Sachse's basketball career was two seasons spent playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars.[1][4] A guard, he averaged 4.5 points per game spanning the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.[1]
References
- ^ "Francis Sachse NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Sachse". Peach Basket Society. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Sachse NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Sachse Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 30, 2019.