Chips Sobek

Chips Sobek

Personal information
Born	(1920-02-10)February 10, 1920
Died
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Hammond (Hammond, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame
Playing career	1945–1950
Position	Guard
Number	6
Career history
1945–1946	Indianapolis Kautskys
1946–1948	Toledo Jeeps
1948–1949	Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950	Sheboygan Red Skins
Career NBA statistics
Points	346
Assists	95

George Edward "Chips" Sobek (February 10, 1920 – April 9, 1990) was a player in the National Basketball Association. He played with the Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1949-50 NBA season. Sobek had also played in the National Basketball League, most notably for the Toledo Jeeps.

A native of Hammond, Indiana, Sobek attended Notre Dame, where he earned All-American status in 1941, as chosen by Madison Square Garden, although he did not make the consensus team.

Sobek also played professional baseball, spending three years in the minor leagues. With the 1946 Superior Blues, he led Northern League second basemen in fielding percentage (.964), double plays (61), putouts (353) and assists (322). He hit .308/~.368/.371. In 1948, he hit .297 for the Hot Springs Bathers and had a cup of coffee with the Waterloo White Hawks. In 1949, he hit .244 for Superior to conclude his playing career.

Sobek was later a Chicago White Sox scout from 1950 to 1984, signing Denny McLain (most notably), Steve Trout, and Mike Squires. He also managed several seasons in the Sox organization. He also scouted for the San Francisco Giants from 1985 to 1988.

Sobek was the athletic director and baseball coach at Thornton Fractional High School in Calumet City, IL for 26 years and he directed the White Sox Boys Camp in Chilton, WI.

Sobek also was a longtime college basketball referee, notably for the Big Ten Conference. He was an official in at least one small college championship contest.