junior seasons. | #35 Fred Serley |
| 6'3" | 205 lbs | Forward |
| HS: Central Square | Central Square, NY |
| Born: 1932 | East Syracuse, NY |
| Season | Cl | Pos | G | GS | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Fls | DQ | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | So | F | 5 |
0 |
10 |
2.0 |
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| 1951-52 | Jr | F | 11 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
37.5% |
26 |
20 |
1.8 |
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| 1952-53 | Sr | F | 8 |
2 |
30 |
3.8 |
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| Career | 24 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0.0 |
+6 |
+16 |
0.0 |
+26 |
0 |
60 |
2.5 |
Fred Serley was a forward on the Syracuse basketball team for three seasons. He was also an outfielder on the Syracuse baseball team for two seasons, lettering his sophomore and junior seasons.
Serley was a reserve all three seasons. He would cut his senior year short as he would join the Army in the February 1953. He had been captain-elect of the baseball team for that upcoming spring [2]. He would spend nineteen months in the Army as a Chemical Corps instructor, serving in Japan during the Korean War. [1]
Serley played minor league baseball for a couple of seasons after leaving the Army. He played for the Bradford Phillies in the Pony League in 1955 and the Fargo-Moorhead Twins in the Northern League in 1956. He would break his ankle ending his baseball career. [3]
Serley would return to Syracuse and graduate in 1959 with his bachelors. He would earn his M.A. in Education a year later. Serley would teach elementary education from 1960 to 1987. We would then work as a tax collector for the Andover IRS from 1987 to 1995.[1]
Serley passed away in August 2011.
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[1] Lawrence Eagle Tribune, August 11, 2011, Frederick R. Serley Obituary
[2] Syracuse Post Standard, February 25, 1953. Page 35.
[3] John Serley, nephew