PLAYER PROFILE

NEWT BUGBEE

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Newt Bugbee was a well-known turn of the century athlete in Trenton, New Jersey. He played football and basketball for the Mercer County Wheelman and played briefly for the powerful Trenton Potters in the National Basketball League. In later years, Bugbee became one of the most powerful political figures in the state of New Jersey. During the course of his career he was the chairman of the state Republican Committee, chairman of the state athletic commission and the state comptroller. In 1919, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor.

 

NEWT BUGBEE Height: 6:00 Weight: 160 College: None
Newton Albert Kendall  Bugbee Born:  Apr 21, 1876 Died:  Jun 1, 1965 Hometown: Trenton, NJ
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1895-96 Trenton AAU
1896-98 Trenton Trentons AAU
1897-98 Trenton Mercer County Wheelmen Indep
1898-99 Trenton Mercer County Wheelmen Indep
1899-00 Trenton NBL 14 6 1 13 0.9
Major League Totals 14 1 13 0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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