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Mar 12, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died on 11 Aug 1958 (aged 45)
American basketball player
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About Ace Gruenig
- Robert F.
- "Ace" Gruenig (March 12, 1913 – August 11, 1958) was an American basketball player during the 1930s and 1940s. The 6 ft.
- 8 in.
- (203 cm) Gruenig is considered as one of the game's first great big men.
- The Chicago, Illinois native led his high school, Crane Tech, to the Chicago Public High School League championship in 1931.
- He attended Northwestern University, but withdrew after his freshman year without having played for the varsity.
- While playing for several AAU teams in the following decade, Gruenig was named AAU All-America 10 times (1937–40, 1942–46, 1948).
- Furthermore, he led the Denver Safeway (1937), Denver Nuggets (1939) and Denver American Legion (1942) teams to AAU championships.
- On August 11, 1963, Gruenig was enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
