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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Шаблон:Infobox basketball biography Casey C. Jones (June 14, 1915 – April 2, 2002) was an American professional basketball player, and later a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.[1]

Basketball career

Jones attended Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio before attending Knoxville College, where he played for the basketball team.[2] After graduating, he played for the Ciralsky Meat Packers, a barnstorming steam, before signing a contract to play for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in 1942–43.[2][3][4] The Toledo Jim White Chevrolets were in the National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association. Jones was one of the first 10 African-American players in the NBL's history.[2] After his time in the NBL, Jones played for two more barnstorming teams, the New York Komedy Kings and the Harlem Globetrotters.[2]

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