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Dorenkott, Al ‘Oppie’

Al "Oppie" Dorenkott

Induction Year : 1976

Sport: Basketball

One of Cleveland’s all-time great players, Al “Oppie” Dorenkott was a member of several of the city’s outstanding teams that won numerous Muny League titles in the 1920s and early 1930s. He was invited to join the famous Rosenblum-Celtics team in 1932, but declined. A guard, Oppie excelled in rebounding and was a superior play maker.