# Pres Slack

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{{Short description|American basketball player (1908–1993)}}
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| name               = Pres Slack
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| height_ft          = 6
| height_in          = 2
| weight_lb          = 180
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1908|12|28}}
| birth_place        = [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin), U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1993|1|25|1908|12|28}}
| death_place        = [Orange, California](/source/Orange%2C_California), U.S.
| high_school        = Central ([Fort Wayne, Indiana](/source/Fort_Wayne%2C_Indiana))
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| career_position    = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward) / [center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| years1             = [1937–1938](/source/1937%E2%80%9338_National_Basketball_League_(United_States)_season)
| team1              = Fort Wayne General Electrics
| years2             = 1938–1939
| team2              = [Sheboygan Red Skins](/source/Sheboygan_Red_Skins)
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'''Preston Webb Slack''' (December 28, 1908 – January 25, 1993) was an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.<ref name=pbs>{{cite web | url=http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/09/preston-slack.html| title=Preston Slack | publisher=Blogspot | work=Peach Basket Society | accessdate=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=bbr>{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/slackpr01n.html| title=Preston Slack NBL stats| publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=basketball-reference.com | accessdate=May 9, 2016}}</ref> He played in the [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)) for the Fort Wayne General Electrics in 1937–38 and the [Sheboygan Red Skins](/source/Sheboygan_Red_Skins) in 1938–39.<ref name=bbr/> In his 23-game NBL career, Slack averaged 4.3 points per game.<ref name=bbr/>

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Category:1908 births
Category:1993 deaths
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana
Category:Basketball players from Wisconsin
Category:Centers (basketball)
Category:Fort Wayne General Electrics players
Category:Power forwards
Category:Sheboygan Red Skins players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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