1949-50 Fond du Lac Rockets (WSBL)

1949-50 FOND du LAC ROCKETS

WISCONSIN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE

1st Half: 10-2, .833, 1st place

2nd Half: 11-1, .917, 1st place

Exner Menzel

Fond du Lac entered the WSBL in the place of the North Fondy club, and immediately turned into the powerhouse of the league, winning their first 9 games. They battled with the similarly-powerful Oshkosh club for the first place title, finishing ahead of Oshkosh by a single game. They also started the second half with nine straight wins before falling to Neenah, but finished the second half 11-1 and two games ahead of New Holstein. As the winner of both halves of the season, they were declared the champions, without the need for a playoff series.

Head Coach:

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PLAYERS:

Les Sander

• Ed Goodwin 
• Bob Krueger (September 8, 1922 - March 8, 2005)
• Land
• Arlin Leonhardt (March 24, 1924 - March 9, 2013)
• Bill Manis (September 24, 1930 - June 8, 2007)
• Ambrose McTrusty (August 29, 1927 - January 22, 2019)
• Exner Menzel (September 9, 1922 - October 10, 2016)
• Ray Patterson (January 15, 1922 - August 3, 2011)
• Doug Richie (April 24, 1926 - January 2, 2015)
• Les Sander (January 6, 1920 - February 18, 2005) 
• Al Skat (October 7, 1921 - January 13, 2001)
• Don Sudkamp (March 10, 1926 - August 6, 2019)
• Gale Zimmerman (April 7, 1926 - March 24, 1987)

Al Skat