Jamie Dawson

American professional basketball player; veterinarian
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Quick Facts

IntroAmerican professional basketball player; veterinarian
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth9 July 1922
Death30 May 2009Longview, Gregg County, Texas, U.S.A. (aged 86 years)
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Jamie Thompson Dawson (July 9, 1922 – May 30, 2009), commonly mis-known as "Jim" or "Jimmy" Dawson, was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Sheboygan Red Skins in 10 games during the 1946–47 season.

Dawson had played collegiately at Texas A&M University between 1942 and 1946. As a senior in 1945–46 he led the Aggies in scoring at 17.0 points per game and was named an all-Southwest Conference player. After his brief professional career, Dawson moved to Longview, Texas in 1951 and established the Fredonia Animal Hospital where he served as a veterinarian until 1976.

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