Harold Richard “Buck” Burkle was born and raised in Columbiana, Ohio, the third of the Burkle boys to attend Mount Union. He played center, guard, and some forward on the men’s basketball team from 1926 thru 1929 and was team captain from 1926-28. His center and full-court shots won numerous last second games leading to Ohio Conference Championships in 1927-28-29. BUrkle was an All-Ohio selection in 1929. He also played 1st base for the baseball team and also participated on the track and field and tennis teams. After graduation in 1929, Buckle joined Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of the most powerful AAUeam in the midwest. where he played basketball Champions in 1938, and a member of the 1940 Goodyear Baseball Champions.
| BUCK BURKLE |
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Mt.Union(Oh)’29 |
| iHarold Richard Burkle |
Born: Oct 5, 1907 |
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Died: Sep 16, 1948 |
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Hometown: |
Fairfield, Oh. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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GA |
FGM |
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FTA |
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PTS |
AVG |
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| 1929-30 |
Akron Goodyears |
AAU |
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| 1930-31 |
Akron Goodyears |
AAU |
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| 1931-32 |
Akron Goodyears |
AAU |
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| 1932-33 |
Akron Goodyears |
NPBL |
5 |
4 |
6 |
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14 |
2.8 |
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| 1933-34 |
Akron Goodyears |
AAU |
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| 1934-35 |
Akron Goodyears |
AAU |
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Major League Totals |
5 |
4 |
6 |
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14 |
2.8 |
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Francis “Roxy” Burke was q football star at Thompsonville High School in Connecticut. Burke attended Holy Cross for one year were he played foorball and baseball. Burke served in the Marines during WWI and then attended Yale for one year where he played baseball. Burke appeared in one game for the Thompsonville basketball team during the 192-23 season,but his true passion was for football. In 1924, he organized the Thompsonville Grays’ Football Association. From 1924 until 1936, Burke coached the Grays who bacame a regional semi-professional powerhose. Burke was Enfield City tax collector from 1928-1948 and later the Thompsonville postmaster from 1950-1968.
| ROXY BURKE |
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5:07 |
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160 |
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College: |
Holy Cross’18/Yale’20 |
| Francis Augustine Burke |
Born: Nov 10, 1898 |
Died: Nov 7, 1977 |
Hometown: |
Thompsonville, Ct. |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1917-18 |
Holy Cross |
College |
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| 1918-19 |
Military Service |
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| 1919-20 |
Yale |
College |
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| 1922-23 |
Thompsonville |
IL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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Eddie Burke played basketball at Boys High School in Brooklyn. Over the next half-dozen years, he was a fixture in semi-pro basketball circles around New York City, but did not sign with any major league team. Instead, he concentrated on his burgeoning career as a Wall Street broker. After service in World War I, Burke returned to New York to continue his business pursuits. In 1921, he signed a contract with the Brooklyn Visitation and finished third in Metropolitan League scoring. In 1922-23, Burke enjoyed another fine season with the Visitation, but business obligations caused him to miss over a dozen games. A gregarious personality, Burke was always a fan favorite. Burke spent the 19123-24 season touring with the Original Celtics. He returned for a second season in 1924-25, but left the team in the middle of the season for business reasons. Burke returned to the Visitation for the 1925-26, his last complete season in basketball. Burke continued to thrive in the business world. His success as a stock broker and later investments in the oil business made him a multi-millionaire. Burke remained interested in sports throughout his life and became successful in thoroughbred horse-racing in the 1930’s.
| EDDIE BURKE |
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5:09 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
None |
| Edward George Burke |
Born: Sept 3, 1894 |
Died: Aug 12, 1969 |
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Hometown: |
New York, NY |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
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AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1913-14 |
Brooklyn St.Agnes Crowns |
Indep |
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| 1914-15 |
Brooklyn Crowns |
Indep |
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| 1915-16 |
Stamford |
IBL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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| 1915-26 |
Brooklyn Crowns |
Indep |
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| 1916-17 |
Scranton |
PSL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1916-17 |
Brooklyn St.Stephen’s Lyceum |
Indep |
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| 1917-18 |
Norwalk |
CSL |
8 |
17 |
15 |
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49 |
6.1 |
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| 1917-18 |
Scranton |
PSL |
5 |
0 |
7 |
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7 |
1.4 |
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| 1918-19 |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Military Service |
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| 1918-19 |
Tomkinsville Staten Island Minesweepers |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Passaic |
IBL |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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3 |
3.0 |
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| 1919-20 |
Pittsfield |
NYSL |
5 |
8 |
8 |
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24 |
4.8 |
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| 1919-20 |
New York Jordan Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Brooklyn Non Pareils |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Brooklyn St.Stephens Seniors |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Brooklyn Christopher Big Five |
Indep |
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| 1920-21 |
Wilkes-Barre–Plymouth |
PSL |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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3 |
12 |
3.0 |
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| 1921-22 |
Brooklyn Visitation |
MBL |
18 |
53 |
64 |
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170 |
9.4 |
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| 1921-22 |
Ware–Springfield |
IL |
5 |
8 |
9 |
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25 |
5.0 |
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| 1922-23 |
Brooklyn Visitation |
MBL |
21 |
38 |
83 |
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159 |
7.6 |
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| 1922-23 |
Schenectady |
NYSL |
1 |
4 |
2 |
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10 |
10.0 |
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| 1923-24 |
KV New York Ascensions |
Indep |
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| 1923-24 |
New York Celtics |
Indep |
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| 1924-25 |
New York Celtics |
Indep |
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| 1925-26 |
Philadelphia–Pottsville |
EBL |
7 |
19 |
62 |
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100 |
14.3 |
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| 1925-26 |
Brooklyn |
MBL |
27 |
43 |
75 |
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161 |
6.0 |
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| 1926-27 |
Brooklyn |
MBL |
7 |
9 |
10 |
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28 |
4.0 |
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| 1927-28 |
Yonkers Indians |
Indep |
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