Jack Shaffer

John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) was an American professional basketball player.^[1][2] He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season.^[1][3] A son of Russian immigrants, he grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island campus of Doane University before enrolling at DePaul University.^[2] He died of a heart attack in 1963.^[2]

Jack Shaffer

Personal information
Born	(1909-08-13)August 13, 1909 Grand Island, Nebraska
Died	June 17, 1963(1963-06-17) (aged 53) Akron, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Doane DePaul
Position	Forward / center
Career history
1934–1935	Olsen's Terrible Swedes
1935–1936	Akron Firestones
1936–1938	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1940–1941	Fort Wayne