Ken Menke

Kenneth Howard Menke


Born:
October 2, 1922
East Dundee, IL

Died:
September 2, 2002
Elgin, IL


Career
1937-38 Dundee High School - Illinois (High School)
1938-39 Dundee High School - Illinois (High School)
1939-40 Dundee High School - Illinois (High School)
1940-41 University of Illinois (College)
1941-42 University of Illinois (College)
1942-43 University of Illinois (College)
1946-47 Fort Wayne Pistons (Independent)
1947-48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL)
1949-50 Waterloo Hawks (NBA)
1950-51 Galesburg High School - Illinois (High School) Head Coach
1951-52 Galesburg High School - Illinois (High School) Head Coach
1952-53 Galesburg High School - Illinois (High School) Head Coach
1953-54 Galesburg High School - Illinois (High School) Head Coach

Born to Edwin and Frida Menke, Menke starred on the court at Dundee HS and was a member of the "Whiz Kids" team at Illinois, which was broken up in 1943 by World War 2. He served in the European Theater and played professionally briefly before teaching and coaching high school. He later joined with his brother and father to work with the family building business.

He was married to Betty Naker (d.1976) and had thee kids, Charlotte, Scott and Eric. He remarried in 1978, to Janette Bazsali.

Source:
Obituary, Daily Herald, September 4, 2002

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/menkeke01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/menkeke01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=menkeke01