Ed Dahler

{{Short description|American basketball player (1926–2012)}}

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| name = Ed Dahler

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| number = 16

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 190

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|1|31}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|16|1926|1|31}}

| death_place = Hillsboro, Illinois

| nationality = American

| high_school = Hillsboro (Hillsboro, Illinois)

| college = Duquesne (1946–1950)

| draft_year = 1950

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 14

| draft_team = Philadelphia Warriors

| career_start = 1950

| career_end = 1952

| years1 = 1950–1951

| team1 = Denver Refiners

| years3 = {{nbay|1951|full=y}}

| team3 = Philadelphia Warriors

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| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 35 (2.5 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 22 (1.6 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 5 (0.4 apg)

| bbr = dahleed01

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Edward Dahler Jr. (January 31, 1926 – March 16, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dahleed01.html|title=Ed Dahler|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=4 August 2023}} Dahler was selected in the second round (14th overall) of the 1950 NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors after a collegiate career at Duquesne where he became the school's first ever 1,000-point scorer.[http://www.thejournal-news.net/obituaries/edward-dahler/article_9fc3cbd0-7156-11e1-a89d-001871e3ce6c.html Edward Dahler, 86]. The Journal-News. March 18, 2012. Retrieved on February 4, 2013. He played for the Warriors in 14 total games in 1951–52.Ed Dahler averaged, 2.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.