Temple University Athletics
Temple Hall of Famer Angelo Musi Dies At Age Of 91
10.20.09 | Baseball, Men's Basketball
Two-sport athlete earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1942
PHILADELPHIA – Angelo Musi, a two-sport athlete who earned honorable mention All-America as a senior captain of the 1941-42 Temple University men's basketball team, passed away Monday at the age of 91.
A member of the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame, Musi was an outstanding performer in basketball and baseball for the Owls. Despite his small stature of 5 feet 9 inches, 145 pounds, he would eventually become one of the smallest players in NBA history. His career started at Overbrook High School where he starred in basketball, baseball, and soccer. Then he moved to Brown Prep where he was voted MVP in the Glen Falls, N.Y. tourney. At Temple he served as captain of the baseball and basketball teams. In basketball, he earned All-City laurels three times, All-Pennsylvania twice and honorable mention All-American and All-East in his senior year. In baseball he played second base and helped the Owls win the mythical state title, and twice batted over .300.
His professional career began with the Wilmington Blue Bombers where he led his team to the American League title. When the BAA (now called the NBA) was created in 1946 he served as captain of the Philadelphia Warriors, which went on to win the league title, the first in the league's 62-year history. He played three years with the Warriors.
He served from 1942-1946 in the US Army, spending 14 months in Manila, the Philippines. He ended his military career as a first lieutenant and winner of a Bronze Star. In the Army he also played baseball and basketball at the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Grounds. He was the basketball captain and played in the Army Pacific Olympics in Tokyo in 1945.
He began his business career in the vending business in 1949 and rose to the rank of vice president before his retirement.
He served as president of Temple's Baseball, Basketball, and Varsity Clubs. Besides his induction into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame (1973), he is also a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He was a trustee of the Pop Warner Little Scholars and a member of the Peale Club, Bala Golf Club, and Sons of Italy.
He was the husband of his deceased wife Lydia and leaves behind two children, Thomas (Mary Louise) Musi and Betty Ann (Bill) Graham, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Ange's name to the Make A Wish Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 97104, Washington, DC 20090-7104
A member of the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame, Musi was an outstanding performer in basketball and baseball for the Owls. Despite his small stature of 5 feet 9 inches, 145 pounds, he would eventually become one of the smallest players in NBA history. His career started at Overbrook High School where he starred in basketball, baseball, and soccer. Then he moved to Brown Prep where he was voted MVP in the Glen Falls, N.Y. tourney. At Temple he served as captain of the baseball and basketball teams. In basketball, he earned All-City laurels three times, All-Pennsylvania twice and honorable mention All-American and All-East in his senior year. In baseball he played second base and helped the Owls win the mythical state title, and twice batted over .300.
His professional career began with the Wilmington Blue Bombers where he led his team to the American League title. When the BAA (now called the NBA) was created in 1946 he served as captain of the Philadelphia Warriors, which went on to win the league title, the first in the league's 62-year history. He played three years with the Warriors.
He served from 1942-1946 in the US Army, spending 14 months in Manila, the Philippines. He ended his military career as a first lieutenant and winner of a Bronze Star. In the Army he also played baseball and basketball at the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Grounds. He was the basketball captain and played in the Army Pacific Olympics in Tokyo in 1945.
He began his business career in the vending business in 1949 and rose to the rank of vice president before his retirement.
He served as president of Temple's Baseball, Basketball, and Varsity Clubs. Besides his induction into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame (1973), he is also a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He was a trustee of the Pop Warner Little Scholars and a member of the Peale Club, Bala Golf Club, and Sons of Italy.
He was the husband of his deceased wife Lydia and leaves behind two children, Thomas (Mary Louise) Musi and Betty Ann (Bill) Graham, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Ange's name to the Make A Wish Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 97104, Washington, DC 20090-7104
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