Carl Braun (basketball)

Carl Braun, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)

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Born: September 25, 1927
Died: February 10, 2010
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1927

About Carl Braun (basketball)

Carl August Braun Jr. was an American professional basketball and baseball player and professional basketball coach. He played two seasons for Yankee farm teams in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and then Amsterdam, New York, appearing in 35 games compiling a 2–3 won-lost record. On December 6, 1947, he set a then NBA single-game scoring record, recording 47 points. Braun led the Knicks in scoring during his first seven seasons. Braun was a player-coach for the Knicks in 1960 and 1961 as well, compiling a 40–87 head coaching record.

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Carl Braun (basketball) timeline

1947On December 6, 1947, he set a then NBA single-game scoring record, recording 47 points.
1960Braun was a player-coach for the Knicks in 1960 and 1961 as well, compiling a 40–87 head coaching record.

The world when Carl Braun (basketball) was born

Carl Braun (basketball) was born in 1927. 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 1927

#1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
Defining fadDance marathons peak
Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carl Braun (basketball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1927	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,100	$435,000
Average income	$3,700	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	119.0M	341 million

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