| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-10-19)October 19, 1924 Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Died | November 22, 2010(2010-11-22) (aged 86) San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lodi (Lodi, New Jersey) |
| College | LIU Brooklyn (1942–1943) Seton Hall (1946–1949) |
| BAA draft | 1949: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1949–1951 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1950 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1950–1951 | Paterson Crescents |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Howard Janotta (October 19, 1924 – November 22, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. After a collegiate career at Long Island University and then Seton Hall University, Janotta played for the Baltimore Bullets in 9 games during the 1949–50 NBA season.
Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Janotta grew up in nearby Little Ferry and attended Lodi High School.
From 1993 to 2000, Janotta was actor John Travolta's private airplane pilot.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 9 | .300 | .813 | .4 | 3.4 |
| Career | 9 | .300 | .813 | .4 | 3.4 | |
References
- ^ "Howie Janotta NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- Howie Janotta, RealGM. Accessed September 3, 2018. "Birthplace: Hackensack, New Jersey (United States)... High School: Lodi High School "
- ^ "Howard Janotta obituary". mySA. Legacy.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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- 1924 births
- 2010 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Forwards (basketball)
- LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
- Lodi High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Paterson Crescents players
- Sportspeople from Hackensack, New Jersey
- Basketball players from Bergen County, New Jersey
- People from Little Ferry, New Jersey
- Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
- Undrafted NBA players
- Military personnel from New Jersey
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs