Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

No. 11, 16, 29, 13, 10
Center/Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 12, 1923(1923-03-12)
Place of birth	Hill City, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Date of death	March 2, 1994(1994-03-02) (aged 70)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Minnesota
Pro career	1943–1953
Career history
Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) (1943–1944, 1945–1946) Cleveland Rebels (1946) Toronto Huskies (1946–1947) Baltimore Bullets (1947–1948) Washington Capitols (1948–1949) Chicago Stags (1949–1950) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–1951) Boston Celtics (1951) Indianapolis Olympians (1952–1953)
Career highlights and awards
BAA Champion (1948)
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points	2,669
Rebounds	467
Assists	366
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Clarence Henry "Kleggie" Hermsen (March 12, 1923–March 2, 1994) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6-foot-9 center from the University of Minnesota, Hermsen began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League in 1943-44 and 1945-46. He scored 11 points in 12 games during his rookie campaign, but played a greater role in his second season, scoring 55 points in 21 games. Both Red Skins teams advanced to the NBL championship series — losses to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and Rochester Royals.

Hermsen then played six seasons (1946–1951; 1952–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols, Chicago Stags, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Boston Celtics, and Indianapolis Olympians. He averaged 9.3 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game in his career and won a league championship with the Bullets in 1948.

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• Career statistics

Persondata
Name	Hermsen, Kleggie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1923
Place of birth	Hill City, Minnesota
Date of death	1994
Place of death