John Edward Orr (June 4, 1918 – July 12, 1982) was an American professional basketball and semi-professional baseball player during the 1940s.
[1][2] A native of Chicago, Illinois, Orr was a multi-sport star at St. Rita of Cascia High School.
[3] After playing one season of college basketball, Orr signed a contract to play baseball in the Yankees' farm system, this ending his collegiate eligibility.
[1] In the National Basketball League, Orr competed as a guard for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–43), Sheboygan Red Skins (1943–44), and Chicago American Gears (1944–46).
[2] In his lone season with the Red Skins, the team lost the NBL championship to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and finished second in the league.