Paul Joseph Chadick was an American basketball player.
35 Facts About Paul Chadick
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Paul Joseph Chadick was born on May 25,1918, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Paul Chadick first started playing basketball at the local Boy's Club.
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Paul Chadick attended Wilmington High School and was unanimously voted basketball team captain in January 1936.
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Paul Chadick is unquestionably one of the most outstanding players ever to perform for Wilmington High.
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Paul Chadick has no peer as a shotmaker and is in the thick of every offensive assault.
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Paul Chadick directs High's famed passing attack in a manner that has brought praise from everyone who has seen the team.
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Paul Chadick played one season in basketball and was a top player under coach John D Naylor.
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Paul Chadick transferred to St Joseph's University in Pennsylvania in 1937.
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Paul Chadick made the starting lineup, heralded as the "Mighty Mites," in his freshman season.
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Paul Chadick never complains to officials, never displays unsportsmanlike, and is always a gentleman.
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On November 24,1941, Paul Chadick was signed by the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the American Basketball League.
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Paul Chadick stated that it was impossible for him to play for both teams at once.
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From January to February 1942, Paul Chadick played for the Milford Cardinals in the Eastern Shore Basketball League.
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Paul Chadick finished the ESBL season fourth in the league in scoring with 202 points.
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Paul Chadick played for the Wilmington Y M C A basketball team.
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Paul Chadick additionally played with the Sun Ship team in the Delri League, leading them to the first half league championship.
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Paul Chadick is too good for the Delri League and is the main reason why Sun Ship has made shambles of competition by winning 23 of 24 games in two years of play.
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In October 1943, Paul Chadick tried out for the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the ABL.
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Paul Chadick made the team and scored their first points in the season opener, a win against the Brooklyn Indians.
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Paul Chadick left Japan on December 4,1945, and came to San Diego, California, on December 25.
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Paul Chadick was given honorable discharge from the Marine Corps on January 7,1946, and arrived in Wilmington on January 16.
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Paul Chadick was a replacement for Wilkes-Barre's leading scorer, Jack "Rocco" Hogan, who had suffered an injury.
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Paul Chadick finished the season with 35 games played, 166 field goals and 71 free throws made for a total of 403 points.
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Paul Chadick was signed by the Elizabeth Braves of the ABL in November 1947.
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Paul Chadick appeared in 7 games for the team, recording 55 points scored.
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Paul Chadick ended the season with a 4.57 point average in 23 games played between Wilkes-Barre and Trenton.
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Paul Chadick scored a total of 105 points in the ABL season, with 41 field goals and 23 free throws made.
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Paul Chadick played in 13 games for Trenton before a ruptured disk in his back led to him missing the rest of the season.
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Except for last season, when he didn't play, I would say Paul Chadick was one of the best five players in the city in each of the last 15 years.
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Paul Chadick led St John's to a third-place finish in the CYO League.
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In 1974, Paul Chadick moved from Wilmington to Seminole, Florida, where he served 18 years as manager of a liquor store and operated a sporting goods shop.
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Paul Chadick was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Paul Chadick was married and had five children: two sons and three daughters.
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Paul Chadick died on December 28,1999, at the age of 81, in Seminole, Florida.