Bud Mendenhall

Murray Joseph Mendenhall, Jr.


Born:
October 22, 1925
Fort Wayne, IN

Died:
February 7, 2014
Fort Wayne, IN




Career
1940-41 Central High School - Fort Wayne, IN (High School)
1941-42 Central High School - Fort Wayne, IN (High School)
1942-43 Central High School - Fort Wayne, IN (High School)
1943-44 Central High School - Fort Wayne, IN (High School)
1944-45 Rice University (College)
1946-47 Indiana Univeristy (College)
1947-48 Indiana Univeristy (College)
1948-49 Anderson Duffey Packers (NBL)
1950-51 Beech Grove High School- Indiana (High School) Head coach
1951-52 Beech Grove High School- Indiana (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Greensburg High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Greensburg High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Greensburg High School - Indiana (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Central High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1956-57 Indiana Institute of Technology (College) Head coach
1957-58 Indiana Institute of Technology (College) Head coach
1958-59 Indiana Institute of Technology (College) Head coach
1959-60 Indiana Institute of Technology (College) Head coach
1964-65 Central High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Snider High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1969-70 Snider High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Assistant coach
1972-73 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1973-74 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1974-75 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1975-76 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1976-77 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1977-78 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach 
1978-79 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  
1979-80 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach 
1980-81 South High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana (High School) Head coach  


Born in Fort Wayne to Murray and Alice Mendenhall, Bud played for the state champions at Central and enlisted into the U.S. Navy after graduating. He attended Rice while in the Navy, playing on their basketball team. Following his discharge from the service, he enrolled at Indiana. After one season with the Packers, coached by his father, he taught and coached at various high schools and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.


He was married to Miriam and had two sons and a daughter.

Source:
Obituary, Fort Wayne newspapers, February 9, 2014

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/mendemu01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mendemu01