1950-51 Fond du Lac Rockets (WSBL)

 1950-51 FOND du LAC ROCKETS

WISCONSIN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE

1st Half: 7-3, .700, 2nd place

2nd Half: 8-2, .800, 1st place

WSBL Championship: Defeated New Holstein, 2-0

With a new coach in Joe Jaeger, Fond du Lac got off to a mediocre 4-3 start before winning the last three games of the first half to finish in second place behind New Holstein.  They continued winning in the second half, claiming victory in the first six contest to stretch their streak to 9 straight wins.  They would win the second half with an 8-2 record, and swept New Holstein in the best-of-three championship series to be the last champion of the WSBL.

Head Coach:

• Joe Jaeger (September 23, 1919 - January 27, 1974)

PLAYERS:

Bruce Fossum

• Ken Buehler (November 19, 1919 - April 18, 2019)
• John Erickson (June 19, 1927 - March 18, 2020)
• Bruce Fossum (January 16, 1928 - March 12, 2014)
• Jim Johnson (March 12, 1929 - August 21, 2004)
• Bob Krueger (September 8, 1922 - March 8, 2005)
• Ambrose McTrusty (August 29, 1927 - January 22, 2019)
• Exner Menzel (September 9, 1922 - October 10, 2016)
• John Orr (June 10, 1927 - December 30, 2013)
• Ray Patterson (January 15, 1922 - August 3, 2011)
• Jed Rashid (January 11, 1930 - September 25, 2006)
• Doug Richie (April 24, 1926 - January 2, 2015)
• Francis Stahr (December 30, 1926 - December 5, 1995)
• Kermit Weiske (May 18, 1929 - March 17, 2016)