Joseph Mathew Patanelli (September 18, 1919 – August 18, 1998) was an American professional basketball and minor league baseball player.
[1][2] He played for the Toledo Jeeps and Minneapolis Lakers in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.6 points per game.
[2] Patanelli was offered an athletic scholarship to play football for Indiana University but did not finish his education, having to return home following the death of his father.
[2] In addition to basketball, Patanelli played minor league baseball for four years – three for Chicago White Sox-affiliated teams, and one affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
[4] He competed for the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox (1946), Fall River Indians (1947), Superior Blues (1948), and Rockford Rox (1948).