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Encyclopedia > Sheboygan Redskins

The Sheboygan Red Skins were a National Basketball League and National Basketball Association team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. The National Basketball League was a professional basketball league in the United States from 1937 to 1949. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a basketball league. ... Sheboygan is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. ...

Founded: 1938
Folded: 1951
Formerly known as: The Enzo Jels (for local gelatin manufacturer Enzo-Pak).
Home Arena: Eagle Auditorium, capacity 1,200 (1938-1942); Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory, capacity 3,500 (1942-1951).
Uniform colors: Cardinal and white
Logo design:
NBA championships: None. NBL championship: 1942-43. NPBL championship: 1950-51.

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Gelatin (also gelatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of animal skin, connective tissue or bones. ... Entrance Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory (commonly known as The Armory) is an indoor arena in Sheboygan, Wisconsin which was built in 1942 as a WPA project on the citys lakefront. ...

Franchise history

The Red Skins played in the National Basketball League from 1938 to 1949, led the league in defense five times, appeared in five championship series and won the 1942-43 title, defeating the league-leading Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (today's Detroit Pistons) in the finals. Sheboygan and six other NBL teams merged with the 10-team Basketball Association of America on Aug. 3, 1949, to become the National Basketball Association. The Red Skins played the 1949-50 season in the NBA and qualified for the playoffs, where they nearly upset the Western Division champion Indianapolis Olympians. They withdrew from the NBA on April 24, 1950, and then joined the new National Professional Basketball League. Sheboygan posted the NPBL's best record (29-16) in 1950-51, after which the league dissolved. The National Basketball League was a professional basketball league in the United States from 1937 to 1949. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... NBA official website NBA News from Pro Sports Daily Dougs NBA Statistics NBA Statistics from 82games. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a basketball league. ... The Indianapolis Olympians were a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... National Professional Basketball League was a pro basketball league in the USA in (1950-51). ...


Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Harry Edward Buddy Jeannette (b. ... Robert Bobby McDermott (b. ... Henry G. Dutch Dehnert (April 5, 1898 in New York, New York - April 20, 1979 in Far Rockaway, New York) was one of the best pro basketball player between 1915 and 1935. ...

Other key players

  • Bob Brannum
  • Ken Buehler
  • Jack Burmaster
  • Paul Cloyd
  • Bobby Cook
  • Ed Dancker
  • George Hesik
  • Bobby Holm
  • Noble Jorgensen
  • Otto Kolar
  • Rube Lautenschlager
  • Al Lucas
  • Max Morris
  • Mike Novak
  • Johnny Posewitz
  • Dave Quabius
  • Milt Schoon
  • Paul Sokody
  • Kenny Suesens
  • Mike Todorovich
  • Glenn R. Adams

Al Lucas (September 1, 1978 – April 10, 2005) was a football player in the NFL and Arena Football League who died in a game for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Michael D. Novak (April 23, 1915-August 15, 1978) was an American basketball player who played in the NBL, BAA, NBA from 1939 to 1954. ... Marko John (Mike) Todorovich (born June 11, 1923 in St. ...

Other head coaches

  • Edwin "Doc" Schutte
  • Frank Zummach
  • Carl Roth
  • Doxie Moore
  • Kenny Suesens

Doxie Moore is a former basketball coach. ...

Season-by-season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win-Loss %

Season W L % Playoffs Results
Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1938-39 11 17 0.393
1939-40 15 13 0.536 1-2
1940-41 13 11 0.542 2-4
1941-42 10 14 0.417
1942-43 12 11 0.522 4-1
1943-44 14 8 0.636 2-4
1944-45 19 11 0.633 4-4
1945-46 21 13 0.618 3-5
1946-47 26 18 0.591 2-3
1947-48 23 37 0.383
1948-49 35 29 0.547 0-2
Sheboygan Redskins (NBA)
1949-50 22 40 0.355 1-2
Sheboygan Redskins (NPBL)
1950-51

See also


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It was a combination of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.
The six remaining NBL franchises -- Anderson (IN) Packers, Denver Nuggets, Indianapolis Olympians, Sheboygan (WI) Redskins, Syracuse Nationals, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Waterloo (IA) Hawks -- joined along with the new Indianapolis Olympians, and the BAA becomes the National Basketball Association.
Six teams dropped out in 1950: Anderson Packers, Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, Sheboygan Redskins, St Louis Bombers and Waterloo Hawks (11 teams, 2 divisions).
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In 1943, when the Sheboygan Redskins defeated the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons two games to one to become champions of the National Basketball League, few people worried that Indian sports mascots might be offensive.
When the USPTO reversed its approval in January 1994, NBA Properties, Inc., agreed to join its trademark case to that of the Washington Redskins football team, whose trademark protection was also being challenged.
Four years later a three-judge panel of the USPTO revoked federal trademark protection for the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name was, in fact, disparaging.
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