Pop Morgenweck Explained

Pop Morgenweck
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:165
Birth Date:15 July 1875
Birth Place:Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
Years1:1901–1902
Team1:Philadelphia Phillies
Years2:1903–1904
Team2:Haverhill
Years3:1903–1904
Team3:Westfield Whirlwinds
Years4:1910–1914
Team4:Kingston Colonials
Years5:1911–1912
Team5:Pittsburgh South Siders
Years6:1914–1915
Team6:Cohoes Cohosiers
Years7:1915–1916
Team7:Kingston / Elizabeth / North Hudson Colonials
Cyears1:1902–1903
Cteam1:Philadelphia Phillies
Cyears2:1902–1903
Cteam2:Wilmington Peaches
Cyears3:1903–1904
Cteam3:Westfield Whirlwinds
Cyears4:1903–1904
Cteam4:Camden Electrics
Cyears5:1910–1914
Cteam5:Kingston Colonials
Cyears6:1911–1912
Cteam6:Pittsburgh South Siders
Cyears7:1913–1914
Cteam7:Newark Palatials
Cyears8:1914–1915
Cteam8:Cohoes Cohosiers
Cyears9:1915–1916
Cteam9:Kingston / Elizabeth / North Hudson Colonials
Cyears10:1916–1917
Cteam10:Paterson Crescents
Cyears11:1919–1920
Cteam11:Passaic City Athletic Association
Cyears12:1921–1922
Cteam12:Kingston Colonials
Cyears13:1922–1927
Cteam13:Paterson Legionnaires
Cyears14:1923–1924
Cteam14:Amsterdam Flashes
Cyears15:1923–1925
Cteam15:Kingston Colonials
Cyears16:1924–1925
Cteam16:Passaic Panthers
Cyears17:1925–1926
Cteam17:Passaic Mets
Cyears18:1925–1926
Cteam18:Perth Amboy Mets
Cyears19:1927–1928
Cteam19:Kingston Colonials
Cyears20:1927–1928
Cteam20:Fort Wayne Hoosiers
Cyears21:1928–1929
Cteam21:Paterson Whirlwinds
Cyears22:1929–1930
Cteam22:Rochester Centrals
Cyears23:1930–1931
Cteam23:Chicago Bruins
Cyears24:1931–1933
Cteam24:Bridgeton Gems
Cyears25:1932–1933
Cteam25:Paterson Continentals
Cyears26:1933–1934
Cteam26:Camden Athletics
Cyears27:1935–1938
Cteam27:Kingston Colonials
Hof:frank-morgenweck
Highlights:As player:
  • Hudson River League champion (1912)

As coach:

  • NL champion (1904)
  • 2× Hudson River League champion (1912, 1925)
  • Inter-State League champion (1917)
  • New York State champion (1923)
  • 2× Metropolitan League champion (1923, 1928)

Frank W. "Pop" Morgenweck (July 15, 1875 – December 8, 1941) was an American basketball player, coach, and team owner. He began his career in the National League in 1901, and won that league's championship with the Camden Electrics in 1904. After retiring in 1916, he became a coach and an owner of professional teams, operating teams in ten different leagues and in more than 18 cities. As a coach, he won the Metropolitan League title with Paterson Legionnaires in 1923 and Kingston Colonials in 1928. He retired as a coach in 1938 with over 500 career victories. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1962.

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