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The 1937–38 NBL season was the third season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The league was initially founded as the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1935 but changed its name prior to the season in an attempt to attract a larger audience and avoid confusion with the Big Ten Conference, ofted referred to as the Midwest Conference. The season launched with nine franchises, it was irregular because the teams were the ones that had to choose the day and the hour of the match, even the duration was chosen by the local team before the match. The season ended with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots becoming the NBL's first championship team.
Malcolm Warren Rush was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League in 1937–38. He played college basketball, baseball, football, track, and tennis at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. After his professional basketball career, Rush stayed with Goodyear Aerospace for over 40 more years.
Charles Ervin Bloedorn Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League from 1937 to 1940.
Robert Kridler Cope was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season. In his brief professional career, Cope averaged 4.7 points per game and contributed towards the Wingfoots' league championship.
William Wilson Fitts was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League from 1937 to 1939. In his brief professional career, Cope averaged 2.0 points per game and contributed towards the Wingfoots' league championship in the 1937–38 season.
John Wesley McAdams was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League (NBL) from 1937 to 1940. For his career he averaged 2.1 points per game and helped lead the Wingfoots to the NBL championship in 1937–38.
Dean R. Mealy was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1937 and 1940. For his career he averaged 3.8 points per game and helped lead the Wingfoots to the NBL championship in 1937–38.
Floyd Harold Ebaugh was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (AGW) in the National Basketball League for three seasons, from 1938 to 1942, including in the playoffs for the 1941–42 season.
Raymond Charles Morstadt was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.5 points per game.
Leroy "Red" Pryor was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Dayton Rens in the National Basketball League during the latter part of the 1948–49 season and averaged 1.2 points per game.
William John Lloyd was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 2.6 points per game. He later worked for Goodyear as an accountant.
Kenneth Lee Griffith was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.5 points per game.
John Jardyne Wiggers was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 0.6 points per game.
Leroy Oliver King was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League during the 1947–48 season and averaged 1.0 points per game.
James Cameron Montgomery was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and averaged 3.3 points per game. He eventually became a vice president at Reynolds and Reynolds.
Joel Rueben Hitt Jr. was an American professional basketball and football player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots during the 1939–40 season and averaged 0.7 points per game.
The 1937–38 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots season was the Wingfoots' inaugural year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the first year the league existed. Thirteen teams competed in the NBL, comprising six teams in the Eastern Division and seven teams in the Western Division. The Wingfoots were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, the other being the Akron Firestone Non-Skids.
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