Carl Wedell

Carl Frederick Wedell


Born:
February 17, 1901
Buffalo, NY

Died:
April 1, 1974
Naples, FL


Career
1918-19 Hutchinson High School - Buffalo (High School)
1919-20 Hutchinson High School - Buffalo (High School)
1921-22 Cornell University (College)
1922-23 Cornell University (College)
1923-24 Cornell University (College)
1925-26 Buffalo (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1925-26 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1926-27 Cornell University - Freshmen team (College) Head coach

Wedell played a little bit of pro basketball before becoming a professoer emeritus at SUNY - Farmingdale. A long-time resident of Long Island, he moved to Naples, Florida, in 1971, dying there in 1974 at 73 years of age.

Wedell had one daughter with his first wife, Evelyn. He remarried to Marguerite Pigott (1901-1995).

Source:
Fort Myers News - Press, April 3, 1974

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Carl-Wedell/

George Schell

George Schell


Born:
July 17, 1882
Buffalo, NY

Died:
May 1974
Elma, NY


Career
1905-06 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1906-07 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1907-08 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1908-09 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1909-10 Buffalo Ramblers (Independent)
1910-11 Buffalo Ramblers (Independent)
1911-12 Buffalo Ramblers (Independent)
1912-13 Buffalo Ramblers (Independent)
1913-14 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1914-15 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1915-16 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1916-17 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1917-18 Buffalo Germans (Independent)
1919-20 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1921-22 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Edwards (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1944-45 Westfield High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1945-46 Westfield High School - New York (High School) Head coach

A professional and semi-professional basketball player around Buffalo in the 1900's and 1910's, Schell entered the U.S. Army to fight in World War 2, but his day of enlistment is the day the War ended (November 11, 1918). After serving in the post-war service, he returned to Buffalo where he played pro basketball through 1926. He worked as YMCA Secretary in Westfield, New York in the 1940's, with a short time spent coaching the local high school team. He died in 1974.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/George-Schell/

Main Rich

JMarion Johnston "Main" Rich


Born:
December 20, 1903
Jamestown, NY

Died:
September 13, 1970

Atlantic City, NJ


Career
Middlebury College - Connecticut (College)
1924-25 Oil City Merchants (WPL)
1925-26 Corry Keystones - Pennsylvania (Independent)
1925-26 Erie (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1926-27 Lorain Lions (CBL)
1927-28 Corry Keystones - Pennsylvania (Independent) 

Rich played basketball at Middlebury College before playing professionally a few years. In the early 1930's, he worked in Oil City, Pennsylvania, as a sports editor for the Oil City Derrick. He and his wife lived in Silver Creek, New York, in 1933. In 1934, Rich and his wife, Marjorie, were driving in a car when it was hit by a train. Main was critically injured, but Marjorie was killed.

He bounced around as a sports writer, working for 51 daily papers in 22 different states. He last worked at the Valley-Times News, (West Point, GA) from around 1960 to 1965. He retired from the newspaper business and was living in Atlantic City as of 1967. That's all I can find.

UPDATED 12/8/2023

Finding one of Rich's guest columns, he referred to his brother Beac in Arling, Vermont. From there, I found Beacom Rich, tracked back to his draft card which mentioned his father's full name, tracked down his father's information (Frederick McCullough Rich)and found his son Marion who died in Atlantic City in 1970. All comes together.


Source:
Oil City Derrick (PA), May 27, 1967

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Main-Rich/

Jiggs O'Dell

Roland Lamphier "Jiggs" O'Dell, Jr.


Born:
September 22, 1897
Eldred, PA

Died:
August 21, 1934
Elmira, NY


Career
Eldred High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1920-21 Coudersport Colts (Independent)
1921-22 St. Bonaventure's College - New York (College)
1922-23 Jamestown Legion - Olean, NY (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Black Rocks (Professional)
1923-24 Butler Athletics - Pennsyvlania (Independent)
1924-25 Pittsburgh Moorys (WPL)
1924-25 Oil City Merchants (Independent)
1925-26 Olean Metros (Independent)
1925-26 Butler - Pennsylvania (Independent)
1925-26 Coudersport Colts (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1927-28 Jamestown Black Rocks (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1929-30 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1933-34 Elmira Fireballs (Independent) Head coach / player

O'Dell was a popular center who played with many teams in New York and Pennsylvania, he signed with the Buffalo Bisons of the ABL on January 27, 1926. He would finished the season with the club, and moved to Baltimore to play with the Orioles for the 1926-27 season.

O'Dell died from injuries suffered in an auto accident in August of 1934. He was only 36 years old. At the time, he had been employed at AT&T in Elmira, as well as being the local basketball team's coach.

He and his wife had two children.

Source:
Potter Enterprise (Coudsersport, PA), August 23, 1934
News-Herald (Franklin, PA), August 25, 1934

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Jiggs-ODell/

Dip Murray

Dennis Edward "Dip" Murray


Born:
May 20, 1894


Died:
August 22, 1972
Fort Lauderdale, FL


Career
1916-17 Brockport Normal - New York (College)
1919-20 Brockport Normal - New York (College)
1920-21 Pittsford - New York (Independent)
1920-21 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1921-22 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1921-22 Rochester Perintons (Independent)
1922-23 Rochester Kodaks (Independent)
1922-23 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1923-24 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1924-25 Baltimore Orioles (Independent)
1925-26 Rochester Kodaks (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1927-28 Madison Junior High School - Rochester (Middle School) Head coach
1928-29 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1928-29 Rochester Oldsmobile (Independent)
1928-29 Madison Junior High School - Rochester (Middle School) Head coach
1929-30 Rochester Oldsmobile (Independent)
1929-30 Rochester Turn Verein (Independent)
1929-30 Madison Junior High School - Rochester (Middle School) Head coach 
1930-31 Spencerport (Independent)
1930-31 Madison Junior High School - Rochester (Middle School) Head coach 
1931-32 Madison Junior High School - Rochester (Middle School) Head coach 
1934-35 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1935-36 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1936-37 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1937-38 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1938-39 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1939-40 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1940-41 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1941-42 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1942-43 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1943-44 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1944-45 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1945-46 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1946-47 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1947-48 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1948-49 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1949-50 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1950-51 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1951-52 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Madison High School - Rochester (High School) Head coach 

Murray was a baseball player and basketball player at Brockport Normal (now the College at Brockport - SUNY) before World War One intervened. After serving, he returned to finish his education, and then played pro basketball for a number of years before transferring into coaching. After starting at Madison Junior High, he took over the Madison High School team and coached there for over 30 years before retiring in 1965, moving to Florida. He died there in 1972 at the age of 78.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Dip-Murray/

Bert Lewis

William Burton "Bert" Lewis


Born:
October 3, 1895
Tonawanda, NY

Died:
March 24, 1950
Tonawanda, NY


Career
1919-20 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1921-22 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Hewitts (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Hewitts (Independent)
1924-25 Buffalo Hewitts (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)

Aside from playing basketball around buffalo, Lewis was a pitcher who wound up pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1924.



Major League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lewisbe01.shtml

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Bert-Lewis/

Ray Knapp

Raymond George Knapp


Born:
July 13, 1894
Hamburg, NY

Died:
June 25, 1981
Buffalo, NY


Career
1918-19 C.A. Weeds - Buffalo (Independent)
1918-19 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Bisons (Independent) 
1922-23 Buffalo Orioles (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Bisons (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)

Born to Enos and Sarah Knapp, Knapp was a popular player around Buffalo. After playing for Al Heerdt for many years, he retired from the game after the 1923-24 season, but was coaxed back to the game when the Buffalo Bisons joined the ABL in 1925.

He and his wife, Florence, had one son.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/ray-knapp/

Cleon Hyde

Cleon D. Hyde


Born:
November 8, 1904
Smethport, PA

Died:
December 21, 1961
Grandview, MO


Career
1921-22 Masten Park High School - Buffalo (High School)
1922-23 Masten Park High School - Buffalo (High School)
1923-24 Masten Park High School - Buffalo (High School)
1924-25 Buffalo Hewitts (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1927-28 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)

Born to Jeremiah and Nora Hyde, Cleon played pro basketball around Buffalo before becoming a CPA. He died in 1961 after a month-long illness.

Cleon had two sons.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Cleon-Hyde/

Teddy Feldt

Theodore Albert Feldt


Born:
January 17, 1899
Buffalo, NY

Died:
1984



Career
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1921-22 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Hewitts (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1923-24 Germody Opticals - Buffalo (Independent)
1924-25 Pittsburgh Morrys (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Butler Bruin Oils (CBL)
1927-28 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1927-28 Detroit Cardinals (ABL)
1927-28 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1929-30 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1930-31 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)

Feldt was one of the best guards around Buffalo in the early 1920's. After many seasons with the Lincolns, he spent 3 seasons in the ABL before returning to the Lincolns.

Gravestone indicates he died in 1984.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Teddy-Feldt/

Joe Brown

Joseph Milton "Poison" Brown
born Joseph Bronislaus Majchrzak


Born:
September 17, 1899
Buffalo, NY

Died:
June 4, 1979
Angola, NY


Career
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Drydocks (Independent)
1929-30 Rochester Centrals (ABL) 

Brown was a talented minor league baseball player as well as a professional basketball player. He played third base for 11 years in the east, with a lot of time with the Rochester Red Wings.

Minor League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brown-003jos

Source:
Democrat and Chronicle, June 5, 1979

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Joe-Brown/

Tom Berry

Thomas Wayne Berry


Born:
June 9, 1901
Waterbury, CT

Died:
November 10, 1959
Westchester, NY


Career
1922-23 Worcester Tech (College)
1923-24 Worcester Tech (College)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Brunswick Birds - New Jersey (Independent)

Berry died in November of 1959, the exact date and location is based on a man I  BELIEVE is the same Tom Berry. Def would like to confirm.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Tom-Berry/

Honey Anowski

Walter Frank "Honey" Anowski


Born:
April 30, 1898
Buffalo (?), NY

Died:
December 20, 1985
Buffalo, NY


Career
1918-19 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1919-20 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1920-21 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1921-22 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1921-22 Niagara Falls (Independent)
1922-23 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1924-25 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1926-27 Butler Bruin Oils (ACL)
1927-28 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1929-30 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)

Anowski was a long-time player with the independent Buffalo Lincoln club, playing for the team for over a decade. When the ABL awarded a franchise to the Buffalo area, Anowski was one of the more recognizable players on the team.

He and his wife, Helen, had one daughter.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Honey-Anowski/

1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)

1925-26 BUFFALO BISONS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (I)
First Half:
5-11 .313, 9th place
Second Half:
5-9 .357, 6th place

• Head Coach: Al Heerdt (August 9, 1881 - February 4, 1958)

PLAYERS:

• Honey Anowski (April 30, 1898 - December 20, 1985)

Biography

• Tom Berry (June 9, 1901 - November 10, 1959)

Biography

• Joe Brown (September 17, 1899 - June 4, 1979)

Biography 

• Sibby Cortelli (May 24, 1900 - August 2, 1963)

Biography

• Ted Feldt (January 17, 1899 - 1984)

Biography

• Cleon Hyde (November 8, 1904 - December 21, 1961)

Biography

• Ray Knapp (July 13, 1894 - June 25, 1981)

Biography

• Bert Lewis (October 3, 1895 - March 24, 1950)

Biography

• Dip Murray (May 20, 1894 - August 22, 1972)

Biography

• Jiggs O'Dell (September 22, 1897 - August 21, 1934)

Biography

• Main Rich (December 20, 1903 - September 13, 1970)  

Biography

• George Schell (July 17, 1882 - May 1974)

Biography
 

• Carl Wedell (February 17, 1901 - April 1, 1974)

Biography 

Sam Siegel

Samuel Siegel


Born:
June 4, 1904
Buffalo, NY

Died:
October 20, 1995
Pensacola, FL


Career
Hutchinson High School - Buffalo (High School)
1923-24 Buffalo University (College)
1925-26 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1925-26 Detroit Pulaski Post (ABL)
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1926-27 Akron Wellocks (CBL)
1927-28 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1927-28 Buffalo Drydocks (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Drydocks (Independent)
1930-31 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1930-31 Buffalo Bisons (Independent)
1930-31 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1934-35 Buffalo Bisons (NYSL)
1935-36 Buffalo Bisons (MBC)
1936-37 Buffalo Bisons (Independent)

Sam played basketball in professional and semi-professional circles around New York before teaching Phys Ed in Buffalo and operating a car dealership. He eventually retired to Pensacola. He was 91 when he died in 1995.

Sam had two sons and two daughters.






Source:
Obituary, Pensacola News Journal, October 23, 1995


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/sam-siegel/

Manny Hirsch

Emanuel Hirsch


Born:
May 8, 1903
Rochester, NY

Died:
August 22, 1971
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


Career
East High School - Rochester (High School)
Ithaca College (College)
University of Rochester (College)
1924-25 Rochester Centrals (Independent)
1925-26 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1926-27 Rochester Kodaks (Independent)
1926-27 Warren Buckeyes (CBL)
1926-27 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1927-28 Rochester Kodaks (Independent)
1927-28 Rochester Oldsmobiles (Independent)
1928-29 Rochester Oldsmobiles (Independent) 
1929-30 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1930-31 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1931-32 Rochester Centrals (Independent)
1932-33 Rochester Centrals (Independent)
1933-34 Rochester Centrals (Independent)
1934-35 Rochester - Buffalo (NYSL)  
1935-36 Buffalo Bisons (MBC)

One of the earliest stars of the New York basketball world, Hirsch played for 11 years on various clubs around his hometown Rochester. He worked with the Jewish Youth Association until 1947 when he retired to run Camp Cherokee at Saranac Lake. After running the camp, which catered to youths, he returned JY, where he stayed until 1968 when he retired to North Miami Beach in Florida.

In the summer of 1971, Hirsch went to Ottawa to visit family, and while there, he suffered a fatal heart attack.

Manny married Henrietta Cook in 1933 and they had two daughters and a son.

Source:
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester), August 23, 1971


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/manny-hirsch/

Sibby Cortelli

Sebastian Nicholas "Sibby" Cortelli


Born:
May 24, 1900
Buffalo, NY

Died:
August 2, 1963



Career
1922-23 Buffalo Rudins (Independent)
1923-24 Buffalo Bisons (Independent)
1924-25 Buffalo Bisons (Independent)
1925-26 Buffalo Bisons (ABL)
1925-26 Olean Metros (Independent)
1926-27 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1927-28 Buffalo (Independent)
1928-29 Buffalo Drydocks (Independent)
1929-30 Buffalo (Independent)
1930-31 Buffalo Lincolns (Independent)
1931-32 Buffalo Hollywoods (Independent)
1932-33 Buffalo (Independent)
1933-34 Buffalo YMCA (Independent)
1934-35 Buffalo (NYSL)
1935-36 Buffalo Bisons (MBC)

Born to Joseph and Margaret Cortelli, Sibby was a  popular player around Buffalo for many years in the professional and semi-pro circuits.

He married Rose Campiene in 1920 and they had a daughter and two sons.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/sibby-cortelli/

1935-36 Buffalo Bisons (MBC)

1935-36 BUFFALO BISONS
MIDWEST BASKETBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
Finished: 7-8 .467, 3rd place

Head coaches:  

• Sam Siegel (June 4, 1904 - October 20, 1995) Also played. See below.
• Elky Maister (July 14, 1908 - August 8, 1961) Also played. See below.

PLAYERS:  

• Tommy Allen (August 17, 1903 - November 7, 1981)

Biography

• Jim Brown (June 13, 1912 - January 6, 1991)

Biography

• Sibby Cortelli (May 24, 1900 - August 2, 1963)

Biography

• Lou Fink (April 16, 1914 - September 28, 1990)

Biography

• Joe Gallagher (March 7, 1914 - February 25, 1998)

Biography

• Bobby Harrington (June 16, 1905 - October 25, 1986)

Biography

• Manny Hirsch (May 8, 1903 - August 22, 1971)

Biography

• King Kong Klein (March 23, 1911 - August 16, 1972)

Biography

• Elky Maister (July 14, 1908 - August 8, 1961)

Biography

• Frank Maury (July 15, 1910 - May 18, 1993)

Biography

• Morey Pearson (October 16, 1914 - January 24, 1972)

Biography

• Red Renner 

Biography

• Johnny Rybak (June 20, 1913 - July 13, 1989)

Biography

• Sam Siegel (June 4, 1904 - October 20, 1995)

Biography

• Bello Snyder (February 7, 1912 - May 15, 1998)

Biography

• Walter Stanky (February 24, 1911 - March 1978)

Biography

• Eddie Taylor (March 10, 1911 - October 21, 1988)

Biography

• Hank Williams  (1913/14 - December 1938)

Biography

Paul Anthony

Paul John "Mad" Anthony


Born:
January 23, 1924
Glassport, PA

Died:
May 21, 1993
East Amherst, NY


Career
1940-41 Glassport High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1943-44 Long Island University (College)
1943-44 Washington & Jefferson (College)
1943-44 Corbetts (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
1944-45 Gurrentz Packers (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
1945-46 Buffalo K of C (Independent)
1946-47 Utica Olympics (NYSL)
1946-47 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1947-48 Utica Olympics (NYSL)
1947-48 Mohawk Redskins (NYSL)
1948-49 Schenectady Packers (NYSL)
1950-51 Erie Admirals (AABL)

Started only with the knowledge of his two games with the Blackhawks, and that he attended Washington & Jefferson. One news article says he played at LIU, but he doesn't appear on their all-time roster. An article in 1943-44 says he is a new player on the team, but other sources have him playing at WashJeff that same season.


Source:
Pittsburgh Press, Febuary 12, 1945
Pittsburgh Press, January 6, 1946




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/a/anthopa01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=anthopa01

1946-47 Buffalo Bisons / Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)

1946-47 BUFFALO BISONS / TRI-CITIES BLACKHAWKS
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Western Division
Finished: 19-25 .432, 5th place

The team began the season in Buffalo, but moved to Moline, Illinois on December 27, 1946. They were 5-8 as Buffalo and 14-17 as Tri-Cities.

• Head Coach: Nat Hickey (January 30, 1902 - September 16, 1979) Also played. See below.

PLAYERS: 

• Paul Anthony (January 23, 1924 - May 21, 1993)

Biography

• Pop Gates (August 30, 1917 - December 1, 1999)

Biography

• Bob Gauchat (March 5, 1921 - October 28, 1971)

Biography

• Al Grenert (July 8, 1919 - August 9, 2002)

Biography

• Nicholas Grunzweig (July 21, 1918 - February 10, 2007)

Biography

• Billy Hassett (October 21, 1921 - November 18, 1992)

Biography

• Nat Hickey (January 30, 1902 - September 16, 1979)

Biography

• Ed Lewinski (September 10, 1918 - April 15, 1962)

Biography

• Ed Moeller (January 8, 1919 - November 7, 2018)

Biography

• Don Otten (April 18, 1921 -September 18, 1985)

Biography

• Howie Rader (March 29, 1921 - February 2, 1991)

Biography

• Lenny Rader (March 29, 1921 - December 29, 1996)

Biography

• Pat Rooney 

Biography

• Wilbur Schu (December 18, 1922 - November 6, 1980)

Biography

• Vic Siegel (August 24, 1920 - July 7, 2017)

Biography

• Bob Sims (July 3, 1915 - May 17, 1994)

Biography

• Dick Starzyk (March 1, 1921 - October 6, 1990)

Biography

• Mel Thurston (January 16, 1919 - October 8, 1997)

Biography

• Stan Waxman (May 20, 1922 - February 22, 2013)

Biography

Bello Snyder

Joseph Samuel "Bello" Snyder


Born:
February 7, 1912
Rochester, NY

Died:
May 15, 1998
Rochester, NY 

Career
1933-34 Rochester Centrals (Independent)
1934-35 Rochester (NYSL)
1934-35 Buffalo (NYSL)
1935-36 Buffalo Bisons (MBC)
1936-37 Newark Elks (Independent)
1937-38 Buffalo Bisons (NBL)
1937-38 Newark Elks (Independent)
1938-39 Rochester Seagrams (Independent)
1939-40 Syracuse (NYSL)
1939-40 Rochester Seagrams (Independent)
1940-41 Rochester Seagrams (Independent)
1941-42 Rochester Seagrams (Independent)
1944-45 Rochester Guards (Independent)


Known more by his nickname, Bello, Snyder was born in Rochester, New York. He married Janet Flowerday (1917-2009) on June 11, 1939, and together, they owned and operated Camp Eagle Cove on Fourth Lake in the Adirondeck Mountains in New York. A successful camp, the Snyder's donated some weekends at the camp for kids suffering from cancer. They had six sons.

Janet's obit:
http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20091112/obituaries-published-nov-12-2009

Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, December 7, 1944
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 1, 1998

Obituary says he died May 19, but SSDI says May 15.

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/snydejo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=snydebe01