Joe Reiff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Reiff

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1911

Place of Birth: Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1988

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joseph "Joe" Reiff (June 5, 1911 – February 9, 1988) was an American basketball player and referee.
He was a three-time All-American center at Northwestern University. Reiff, a 6'3 (1.91 m) center from Crane Technical High School in Chicago, chose to attend nearby Northwestern University and play for Hall of Fame coach Dutch Lonborg.
Reiff led the Wildcats to a Western Conference championship in his sophomore year.
Reiff led the league in scoring with a 10.0 average.
Northwestern finished 13-1 (11-1 in league play) and would later be retroactively named 1931 National Champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and Reiff was named a consensus All-American. In his junior year, Reiff finished second in the conference in scoring to Purdue senior John Wooden.
In his senior year, Reiff again led Northwestern to a conference title and led the league in scoring for a second time at 14.0 points per game.
He was once again named a consensus All-AmericanAfter graduating from Northwestern, Reiff played for Rosenberg-Avery of Chicago in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and was named to the All-AAU team.
He then became a basketball referee in the Western Conference from 1937-1947.Joe Reiff was a charter inductee into the Northwestern athletics Hall of Fame, elected in 1984.