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 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
None |
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Newton Albert Kendall Bugbee |
Born: Apr 21, 1876 |
Died: Jun 1, 1965 |
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Hometown: |
Trenton, NJ |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1895-96 |
Trenton |
AAU |
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1896-98 |
Trenton Trentons |
AAU |
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1897-98 |
Trenton Mercer County Wheelmen |
Indep |
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1898-99 |
Trenton Mercer County Wheelmen |
Indep |
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1899-00 |
Trenton |
NBL |
14 |
6 |
1 |
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13 |
0.9 |
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Major League Totals |
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14 |
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1 |
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13 |
0.9 |
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Ken Buehler played football and basketball at Wisconsin Teachers College. In 1942, he signed to play for the Sheboygan Redskins . Buehler left the team before the end of the season to join the U.S. Navy, but he still was named the NBL Rookie of the Year.
KEN BUEHLER |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
180 |
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College: |
Wisconsin STC’42 |
Dr. Kenneth Leslie Buehler |
Born: Nov 19, 1919 |
Died: Apr 18, 2019 |
Hometown: |
Edgar, Wi. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1938-39 |
Wisconsin State Teachers (Frosh) |
College |
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1939-40 |
Wisconsin State Teachers |
College |
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1940-41 |
Wisconsin State Teachers |
College |
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1941-42 |
Wisconsin State Teachers |
College |
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1942-43 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
22 |
62 |
41 |
71 |
.577 |
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165 |
7.5 |
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1943-45 |
U.S. Navy |
Military Service |
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1945-46 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
.667 |
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16 |
5.3 |
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1946-47 |
Fort Wayne |
NBL |
8 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
.300 |
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11 |
1.4 |
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1946-47 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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1947-48 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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1948-49 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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1949-50 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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33 |
73 |
46 |
84 |
.548 |
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192 |
5.8 |
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