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Ernie Beck

Ernie Beck, American basketball player (died 2024)

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Born
December 11, 1931
Died
December 12, 2024
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1931

About Ernie Beck

Ernest Joseph Beck (December 11, 1931 – December 12, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, Beck played seven years in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He was a territorial pick in the 1953 NBA draft, selected by the Warriors. Beck attended the University of Pennsylvania. Beck played one game for the Lancaster Red Roses of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) in 1954. He played for the Sunbury Mercuries of the EPBL from 1960 to 1964. Beck was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in 1963. He served as head coach of the Mercuries during the 1963–64 season and accumulated a 2–6 record. He died in West Chester, Pennsylvania on December 12, 2024, one day after his 93rd birthday. Beck attended University of Pennsylvania.

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Ernie Beck timeline

  1. Beck played one game for the Lancaster Red Roses of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) in 1954.
  2. He served as head coach of the Mercuries during the 1963–64 season and accumulated a 2–6 record.

The world when Ernie Beck was born

Ernie Beck was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernie Beck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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