Bernie Voorheis

Bernard C. Voorheis played professional basketball for the Rochester Royals, appearing in eight games in 1946, a year in which the team won the National [Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League] championship.
He grew up in the outlying Rochester suburb of Spencerport, New York, learning to play basketball in his father's barn. In 1938, he graduated from Churchville-Chili High School.
In 1946, he was playing semi-pro basketball for the Atlas Wreckers. Basketball Hall of Famer Les Harrison, the Royals coach at the time, saw Voorheis play and, noting his speed and ball-handling skills, signed him to a contract.
After his brief professional playing career, Voorheis went to work for Eastman Kodak for 35 years; he retired in 1983.