| WHIPPET BUTLER | Height: | 5:07 | Weight: | 152 | College: | ||||||
| Dallas Donald Butler | Born: Jul 19, 1905 | Died: May, 1962 | Hometown: | Erie, Pa. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1926-27 | Erie | CBL | 23 | 61 | 58 | 180 | 7.8 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 23 | 61 | 58 | 180 | 7.8 | ||||||
Archives
CHARLIE BUTLER
| CHARLIE BUTLER | Height: | 6:02 | Weight: | 165 | College: | Notre Dame’43 | |||||
| Charles Joseph Butler | Born:Aug 15, 1920 | Died:Oct 5, 2014 | Hometown: | Chicago, Ill. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1939-40 | Notre Dame (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Notre Dame | College | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | Notre Dame | College | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Notre Dame | College | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Detroit Eagles | Indep | |||||||||
| 1943-44 | Chicago Gears | Indep | |||||||||
| 1943-45 | U.S. Navy | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Chicago | NBL | 10 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 2.3 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Syracuse–Youngstown | NBL | 35 | 87 | 89 | 145 | .614 | 263 | 7.5 | ||
| 1947-48 | Youngstown | AAL | 28 | 102 | 108 | 312 | 11.1 | ||||
| 1949-50 | Sharon | AAL | 14 | 29 | 31 | 89 | 6.4 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 45 | 95 | 96 | 286 | 6.4 | ||||||
| POST SEASON | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1942-43 | Detroit Eagles | WBT | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | .800 | 26 | 13.0 | ||
| 1945-46 | Chicago Gears | WBT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1947-48 | Youngstown | AAL | 8 | 37 | 21 | 95 | 11.9 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | .800 | 26 | 8.7 | ||||
BOB BUTHERUS
| BOB BUTHERUS | Height: | 6:02 | Weight: | 180 | College: | None | |||||
| Lawrence Anselum Butherus | Born: Jul 25, 1923 | Died: Dec 17, 2001 | Hometown: | Maryville, Mo. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1941-42 | Maryville Leadways | AAU | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Kansas City Aircraft Accessories | AAU | |||||||||
| 1943-44 | Kansas City Aircraft Accessories | AAU | |||||||||
| 1944-45 | Kansas City Pratt & Whitney Eagles | AAU | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Kansas City Smokies | AAU | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Kansas City Smokies | AAU | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Omaha | PBLA | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 27 | 4.5 | ||
| Major League Totals | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 27 | 4.5 | ||||
HERM BUTCH
| HERM BUTCH | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 155 | College: | None | |||||
| Herman Philip Butch | Born: May 19, 1893 | Died: Sep 22, 1969 | Hometown: | Schenectady, NY | |||||||
| Brother of Ben Butch | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1914-15 | Schenectady St.Michael’s | Indep | |||||||||
| 1915-16 | Schenectady | NYSL | 38 | 80 | 87 | 247 | 6.5 | ||||
| 1916-17 | Schenectady | NYSL | 22 | 31 | 59 | 121 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1919-20 | Schenectady | NYSL | 33 | 37 | 37 | 111 | 3.4 | ||||
| 1920-21 | Schenectady | NYSL | 35 | 29 | 51 | 109 | 3.1 | ||||
| 1921-22 | Schenectady | NYSL | 20 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 2.4 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 148 | 192 | 252 | 636 | 4.3 | ||||||
BEN BUTCH
| BEN BUTCH | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 165 | College: | None | |||||
| Bernard John Butch | Born: Dec 6, 1887 | Died: May 7, 1962 | Hometown: | Schenectady, NY | |||||||
| Brother of Herm Butch | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1913-14 | Schenectady St.Michael’s | Indep | |||||||||
| 1914-15 | Schenectady St.Michael’s | Indep | |||||||||
| 1915-16 | Schenectady | NYSL | 39 | 46 | 40 | 132 | 3.4 | ||||
| 1916-17 | Schenectady | NYSL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1919-20 | Schenectady | NYSL | 38 | 61 | 18 | 140 | 3.7 | ||||
| 1920-21 | Schenectady–Glens Falls | NYSL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 91 | 115 | 64 | 294 | 3.2 | ||||||
GERRY BUSSELL
| GERRY BUSSELL | Height: | 6:05 | Weight: | 205 | College: | St.Francis(NY)’42 | |||||
| Gerard James Bussell | Born: Oct 17, 1919 | Died: Oct 2, 1995 | Hometown: | Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1938-39 | St.Francis(NY) (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | St.Francis(NY) | College | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | St.Francis(NY) | College | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | St.Francis(NY) | College | |||||||||
| 1942-45 | US ARmy Air Corp. |
Military
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Service | ||||||||
| 1945-46 | New York–Baltimore–Trenton | ABL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1945-46 | Hartford | NEBL | 12 | 38 | 17 | 93 | 7.8 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Newark/Kingston | ABL | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 5.3 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Saratoga | NYSL | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | ||||||
| 1946-47 | Bronx-Bergen | NYNJ | 4 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 8.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1946-47 | Bergen | NYNJ | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 13.0 | ||||
BUDDY BUSHMAN
| BUDDY BUSHMAN | Height: | 6:01 | Weight: | 170 | College: | None | |||||
| Adolph Anthony Joseph Buschmann Jr. | Born: | Dec 18, | 1902 | Died: | Aug 9, | 1961 | Hometown: | Far Rockaway, NY | |||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1920-21 | Far Rockaway | Indep | |||||||||
| 1921-22 | Far Rockaway | Indep | |||||||||
| 1921-22 | New York | EBL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | |
| 1922-23 | St. Aloysius Catholic Club | IPBLNY | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | Washington Palace-Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Brooklyn | ABL | 29 | 29 | 39 | 97 | 3.3 | ||||
| 1926-27 | Brooklyn–Baltimore | ABL | 32 | 40 | 103 | 183 | 5.7 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Detroit–Cleveland | ABL | 33 | 46 | 24 | 116 | 3.5 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 97 | 118 | 166 | 402 | 4.1 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1925-26 | Brooklyn | ABL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Cleveland | ABL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||
JERRY BUSH
Jerry Bush played college basketball at St. John’s University in Brooklyn under the tutelage of former New York Celtics’ star Joe Lapchick. In his senior year, the Redman compiled a fine 15-4 record. It was a success that would be representative of Bush’s entire career which was marked by play on top-caliber teams. In his rookie professional season, Bush joined the Akron Firestone of the National League. With Bush playing a vital role, the Firestone club won the NBL championship in both of Bush’s first two seasons (1938-39 and 1939-40) with the team. In 1941, Bush starred with the Detroit Eagles who won the prestigious Chicago Pro Tournament. In 1942, Bush joined the Fort Wayne Pistons who were just coming into the forefront of professional basketball. The talent-laden Pistons won the NBL title in 1943-44 and 1945-46. The team also captured the Chicago Pro World Tournament title three years (1944-46) in a row. By the time that Bush had retired as a player in 1948, he had played on six championship teams during his eleven pro seasons. Simultaneously with his last two seasons as a player, Bush began his long coaching career. He compiled a 147-64 record in eight seasons at the University of Toledo and an 82-132 record in nine seasons at the University of Nebraska before he retired in 1963.
| JERRY BUSH | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 205 | College: | St.John’s(NY)’38 | |||||
| Gerard Leon Bush | Born: Sep 6, 1914 | Died: Oct 27, 1976 | Hometown: | Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| Cousin of George Bush | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1934-35 | St.John’s (NY) (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | St.John’s (NY) | College | 22 | 55 | 26 | 136 | 6.2 | ||||
| 1936-37 | St.John’s (NY) | College | 19 | 51 | 33 | 48 | .688 | 135 | 7.1 | ||
| 1937-38 | St.John’s (NY) | College | 19 | 68 | 32 | 50 | .640 | 168 | 8.8 | ||
| 1937-38 | New York Celtics | ABL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | ||||
| 1937-38 | Akron Firestones | NBL | 18 | 33 | 19 | 85 | 4.7 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Akron Firestones | NBL | 24 | 50 | 26 | 47 | .553 | 126 | 5.3 | ||
| 1939-40 | Akron Firestones | NBL | 27 | 63 | 36 | 57 | .632 | 162 | 6.0 | ||
| 1940-41 | Akron Firestones | NBL | 22 | 29 | 33 | 49 | .673 | 91 | 4.1 | ||
| 1941-42 | Wilmington | ABL | 10 | 19 | 7 | 45 | 4.5 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Albany-Glens Falls | NYSL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Rochester Seagrams | Indep | 15 | 33 | 16 | 82 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Detroit Eagles | Indep | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 23 | 39 | 32 | 52 | .615 | 110 | 4.8 | ||
| 1943-44 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 22 | 55 | 22 | 36 | .611 | 132 | 6.0 | ||
| 1944-45 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 28 | 62 | 30 | 64 | .469 | 154 | 5.5 | ||
| 1945-46 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 34 | 61 | 31 | 43 | .721 | 153 | 4.5 | ||
| 1946-47 | Fort Wayne–Anderson | NBL | 36 | 65 | 24 | 40 | .600 | 154 | 4.3 | ||
| 1947-48 | Toledo | NBL | 22 | 25 | 15 | 19 | .789 | 65 | 3.0 | ||
| Major League Totals | 269 | 505 | 277 | 1287 | 4.8 | ||||||
| Minor League Totals | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1938-39 | Akron Firestone | NBL | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 6.0 | ||||
| 1939-40 | Akron Firestone | NBL | 8 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 3.9 | ||||
| 1940-41 | Akron Firestone | NBL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1940-41 | Detroit Eagles | WBT | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 17 | 4.3 | ||
| 1941-42 | Detroit Eagles | WBT | 4 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 38 | 9.5 | ||
| 1942-43 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 6 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Fort Wayne | WBT | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 24 | 6.0 | ||
| 1943-44 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 5 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 6.2 | ||||
| 1943-44 | Fort Wayne | WBT | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 21 | 7.0 | ||
| 1944-45 | Fort Wayne | NBL | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 5.4 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Fort Wayne | WBT | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 28 | 9.3 | ||
| 1945-F | Fort Wayne | NBL | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 13 | 3.3 | ||
| 1945-46 | Fort Wayne | WBT | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 28 | 5.6 | ||
| 1946-47 | Anderson | WBT | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 11 | 5.5 | ||
| Major League Totals | 62 | 133 | 82 | 348 | 5.6 | ||||||
GEORGE BUSH
| GEORGE BUSH | Height: | 6:02 | Weight: | 185 | College: | Toledo’50 | |||||
| George Henry Bush | Born: Aug 14, 1926 | Died: Jun 11, 1990 | Hometown: | Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| Cousin of Gerard Bush | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1944-46 | US Navy | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Toledo | College | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Toledo | College | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | Toledo | College | 24 | 57 | 54 | 168 | 7.0 | ||||
| 1949-50 | Toledo | College | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | Sheboygan | NPBL | 43 | 94 | 73 | 103 | .709 | 261 | 6.1 | ||
| 1951-52 | Toledo Mercuries | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 43 | 94 | 73 | 103 | .709 | 261 | 6.1 | ||||
BUCKY BUSCHER
| BUCKY BUSCHER | Height: | 6:00 | Weight: | 185 | College: | Maryland’34 | |||||
| Francis Alton Buscher | Born: Oct 2, 1908 | Died: Jan 23, 2008 | Hometown: | Washington, DC | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1930-31 | Maryland (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 193`032 | Maryland | College | |||||||||
| `932-33 | Maryland | College | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Maryland | College | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Washington Heurich Brewers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Frederick Coca Cola Reds | Indep | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | Washington Heurich Brewers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Washington Heurich Brewers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | Takoma Park Pros | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Washington | ABL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1.2 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1.2 | ||||||