Roland “Rollie”Boldt” was a mainstay of the Toledo Red Men, a powerful Midwest independent team, in the mid 1920’s. Boldt later coached the University of Toledo for  two seasons,, 1944-45 and 1945-46, posting a 26-17 record.

 

ROLLIE BOLDT		Height:	5:11		Weight:		170		College:		None
Rolland Edward Boldt		Born: Apr 4, 1904			Died:  Mar 13, 1972				Hometown:		Toledo, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Oak Harbor Legion	Indep
1926-27	Oak Harbor Legion	Indep
1926-27	Toledo Red Men	Indep
1927-28	Toledo Red Men	Indep
1928-29	Toledo Red Men	Indep
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	5	2	0				4	0.8
1929-30	Toledo Red Men	Indep
	Major League Totals		5	2	0				4	0.8
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	1	0	0				0	0.0

Howie Bollerman enjoyed a long and varied career in basketball. In 1925, he was a member of the Hackensack High School team that beat Passaic High School 39-35, ending the school’s 159-game winning streak. Bollerman played basketball at Colgate University for three years,  winning All-American honers at the end of his senior year in 1929. He was a teacher and coach at Bound Brook , New Jersey High School from 1929 until 1937  and later returned to Hackensack High School where he won to state basketball championships in 1945 and 1952. He also became principal of the high school. Simultaneously with his teaching and coaching careers, Bollerman played professional basketball for sixteen seasons. He was the center for Trenton on the 1932 Eastern League Championship team. In 1935, he repeated the feat helping the Brooklyn Visitation win the American League title.  Bollerman’s career was prolonged by the shortage of players during World War II. He remained a  starting center in the  American Basketball league until he was nearly forty years old.

 

HOWIE BOLLERMAN		Height:	6:08		Weight:	200			College:		Colgate’29
Howard Henry Bollerman		Born:  June 9, 1907			Died: Aug 15, 1966				Hometown:		Hackensack, NJ
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Colgate (Frosh)	College
1926-27	Colgate	College
1927-28	Colgate	College
1928-29	Colgate	College
1929-30	Paterson	ABL	28	45	8				98	3.5
1930-31	Kennett Square	EBL	19	37	48				122	6.4
1931-32	Union City	MBL	12	22	9				53	4.4
1932-33	Union City	MBL	39	64	18				146	3.7
1932-33	Trenton	ESBL	30	55	57				167	5.6
1932-33	Nanticoke	PSL	8	20	14				54	6.8
1933-34	Union City	ABL	39	51	52				154	3.9
1933-34	Nanticoke	PSL	26	49	54				152	5.8
1934-35	Brooklyn	ABL	46	49	32				130	2.8
1934-35	Nanticoke	PSL	22	36	34				106	4.8
1934-35	Trenton	EBL	1	1	3				5	5.0
1935-36	Brooklyn	ABL	40	42	27				111	2.8
1935-36	Wilkes Barre	PSL	2	5	7				17	8.5
1936-37	Brooklyn	ABL	33	37	27				101	3.1
1936-37	Wilkes Barre	PSL	2	6	2				14	7.0
1937-38	Brooklyn	ABL	38	44	44				132	3.5
1938-39	Brooklyn	ABL	23	21	12				54	2.3
1938-39	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	8	14	10				38	4.8
1939-40	Baltimore	ABL	27	36	10				82	3.0
1939-40	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	11	23	16				62	5.6
1940-41	Washington–Baltimore	ABL	15	14	4				32	2.1
1940-41	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	4	8	10				26	6.5
1941-42	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	9	11	6				28	3.1
1941-42	Kingston/Pittsfield	NYSL	2	0	1				1	0.5
1942-43	New York	ABL	6	13	4				30	5.0
1943-44	New York	ABL	24	53	48				154	6.4
1944-45	New York	ABL	15	36	15				87	5.8
1946-47	Bergen	NYNJ	2	1	2				4	2.0
	Major League Totals		415	582	367				1531	3.7
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	Trenton	EBL	4	4	15				23	5.8
1932-33	Union City	MBL	2	2	4				8	4.0
1933-34	Nanticoke	PSL	5	15	4				34	6.8
1934-35	Brooklyn Visitation	ABL	5	3	1				7	1.4
1934-35	Nanticoke	PSL	3	4	9				17	5.7
1935-36	Brooklyn Visitation	ABL	7	13	5				31	4.4
1938-39	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	6	14	12				40	6.7
1939-40	Baltimore	ABL	8	16	1				33	4.1
1939-40	Schuylkill Haven	TCL	6	15	13				43	7.2
	Major League Totals		26	38	26				102	3.9

Fred Bohler attended Schuylkill Seminary in Reading, Pennsylvania between 1904 and 1907 were he played on the football, basketball, baseball and track teams. In 1908, Bohler was hired by Washington State University as the head basketball coach, a position he held until 1926. Bohler’s 1916-17 team finished with a 25-1 record.  Overall, his teams compiled a 226-177 record.

 

FRED BOHLER		Height:	5:11		Weight:		160		College:		Schuylkill(Pa)’07
John Frederick Bohler		Born:  Apr 14, 1885			Died:   Jul 12, 1960				Hometown:		Reading, Pa.
Brother of George Bohler					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1903-04	Schuykill (Pa) (Frosh)	College
1904-05	Schuykill (Pa)	College
1905-6	Schuykill (Pa)	College
1906-7	Schuykill (Pa)	College
1905-06	Reading	Indep
1906-07	Reading Bears	Indep
1906-07	Butler	CBL	4	5	0				10	2.5
	Major League Totals		4	5	0				10	2.5

BRUCE BOEHLER		Height:	5:11		Weight:	175			College:		Kentucky’42
Bruce Delano Boehler		Born:  Jul 8, 1917			Died: Jul 2, 1987				Hometown:		Lorain, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Ohio Fuel Gas	Indep
1937-38	Vermilion Martin Pontiacs	Indep
1938-39	Vermilion Martin Pontiacs	Indep
1938-39	Lorain Kohlmyer Hardware	Indep
1939-40	Birmingham Firemen	Indep
1940-41	Kentucky (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Kentucky	College	8	4	1				9	1.1
1942-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
1945-46	Cleveland	NBL	5	4	0				8	1.6
1945-46	Birmingham Firemen	Indep
1946-47	Birmingham Firemen	Indep
1947-48	Elyria Standard Cleaners	Indep
1948-49	Birmingham Firemen	Indep
	Major League Totals		5	4	0				8	1.6

 

 

 

 

ALF BOCZKOWSKI		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		None
Alphonse Boczkowski		Born:	Nov 3, 1886		Died:	Sep 15,	1947		Hometown:		Freeland, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1913-14	Freeland	Indep
1914-15	Freeland	PSL	18	26	0				52	2.9
1915-16	Freeland	PSL	37	25	0			8	50	1.4
1916-17	Freeland	PSL	2	0	2			1	2	1.0
	Major League Totals		57	51	2				104	1.8

CHUCK BOBILYA		Height:	6:02		Weight:		205		College:		Valapariso
Charles Eugene Bobilya		Born:  Mar 2, 1912			Died: May 2, 1971				Hometown:		Fort Wayne, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	Fort Wayne	NPBL	1	0	2				2	2.0
1934-35	Fort Wayne Harvesters	AAU
1935-36	Fort Wayne Harvesters	AAU
1936-37	Fort Wayne Harvesters	Indep
1937-38	Fort Wayne Harvesters	Indep
1938-39	Fort Wayne Harvesters	Indep
1939-40	Fort Wayne Harvesters	Indep
1940-41	Fort Wayne Harvesters	Indep
	Major League Totals		1	0	2				2	2.0
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Fort Wayne Harvesters	WBT	1	2	1	3	.333		5	5.0
	Major League Totals		1	2	1				5	5.0