Herb Scheffler

{{short description|American basketball player}}

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| name = Herb Scheffler

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| position = Forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 220

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|11|5}}

| birth_place = Springfield, Illinois

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|1|20|1917|11|5}}

| death_place = Springfield, Illinois

| nationality = American

| high_school = Springfield (Springfield, Illinois)

| college =

• Illinois (1936–1937)
• Oklahoma (1938–1940)

| years1 = 1940–1941

| team1 = Scheffler Illinois All-Stars

| years2 = 1940–1941

| team2 = Decatur Schnozzle Five

| years3 = 1946–1947

| team3 = Detroit Gems

| cyears1 = 1949–1955

| cteam1 = Springfield HS

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Herbert Gene Scheffler (November 5, 1917 – January 20, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.{{cite web | url=http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/04/herbert-scheffler.html| title=Herb Scheffler| publisher=Blogspot | work=Peach Basket Society | accessdate=October 29, 2016}}{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/schefhe01n.html| title=Herb Scheffler NBL stats| publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=basketball-reference.com | accessdate=October 28, 2016}} He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in 1946–47. In 33 career games he averaged 3.8 points per contest.

Scheffler also played minor league baseball in 1940 for the Rocky Mount Red Sox in the Piedmont League.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=78589991| title=Herb Scheffler minor league stats| publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=baseball-reference.com | accessdate=October 28, 2016}} His manager was Hall of Famer Heinie Manush.