Paul Birch (basketball)
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Paul "Polly" Birch was an American basketball
coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen
of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association
(NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons
from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen
Pittsburgh Ironmen
The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America . The team was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They ended their only season in the BAA in 1946-47 with a record of 15-45, finishing in fifth and last place in the Western Division and worst overall in the league...
of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s.