Bennie Borgmann

Bernhard " Bennie " Borgmann ( born November 21, 1899 in Haledon, New Jersey, † November 11, 1978 in Hawthorne, New Jersey ) was an American professional basketball player who was one of the first known professional players of the sport and the most successful basketball player of the 1920 applies. For his athletic achievements Borgmann was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.

Career

Borgmann was 1919-1936 active for a number of professional teams in different basketball leagues. Among other things, he played for the Fort Wayne Hoosiers and the Kingston Colonials. Between 1922 and 1935, Borgmann was 15 times the best basketball player, including the American Basketball League and the Metropolitan Basketball League. This record it was only possible because it was still common to Borg 's time to compete as a professional player for multiple teams.

Borgmann scored regularly yields of more than ten points per game. These were exceptional values ​​for a player, given the fact that in this era teams rarely reached more than 30 points total per game. In 1925, Borgmann won the basketball player of the Metropolitan League title with 11.8 points per game and the then enormous distance of 3 points over second-placed player in these statistics.

Borgmann not only played in nearly 3,000 games as a professional basketball player, but was also erected in 2000 still playing professional baseball. His time as an active baseball players ranged from 1928 until 1942. Subsequent Borgmann worked as a scout and coach in professional and collegiate baseball.