Carl Bennett, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCarl Bennett
American basketball coach and executive
Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1915
Date of Death: 16-May-2013
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Carl Bennett
- Carl Blair Bennett (December 7, 1915 – May 15, 2013) was an American basketball general manager and head coach.
- He was born in Rockford, Indiana and began his sports career by playing softball.
- He was recruited by Fred Zollner in 1938 and would remain on Fred's staff, coaching the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the NBL, then the Fort Wayne Pistons in the BAA for six games in 1948–49.
- He would later become the franchise's general manager.
- Bennett would also launch a 15-year campaign to get Zollner inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, which occurred in 1999.
- Bennett died at the age of 97 in 2013.
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