Monday, May 19, 2025

1945-46 Middletown Speedboys (CSL)

1945-46 MIDDLETOWN SPEEDBOYS
Drade Bogacz
CONNECTICUT STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
3-12, .200, 5th place

Middletown lost their first 5 games and were 1-7 when they revamped the team. They brought in the New Britain Pros to take over the franchise on January 10 and after losing two more they rebounded to grab a pair of wins against Lenox and Hartford. Their good fortune ended there and the lost the remaining games.


Head Coach:

PLAYERS:

Eddie Bloom  
Drade Bogacz (December 4, 1917 - May 26, 2010)
John Bransfield (October 12, 1922 - June 22, 1993)
Tommy Bryant  
Joe Burek (December 27, 1923 - March 20, 2013)
Bub Daniels
Bub Daniels (November 12, 1920 - July 20, 2003)
John Emmette (June 8, 1917 - February 11, 2016)
Jack French (July 30, 1924 - November 29, 2004)
Dick Jester (July 29, 1923 - August 9, 2005)
Don Kotter (December 29, 1920 - November 11, 1985)
Buzzy Levin (September 24, 1926 - June 2, 2017)
Chick Marino (November 8, 1923 - February 13, 2010)
Al Moschetti (January 1, 1920 - December 10, 2007)
Bill Nelson (July 2, 1916 - March 3, 1983)
Drade Nolan 
John Nolan (January 8, 1919 - December 8, 1994)
Bernie O'Rourke (November  24, 1918 - May 26, 1986)
Bill Salmonson (August 6, 1919 - July 4, 1968)
Irv Schneider (January 11, 1916 - February 22, 1988)

John Emmette




Joe Burek



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