| Height | 5 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 8 |
| Weight lb | 165 |
| Birth date | November 22, 1900 |
| Birth place | Haledon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death date | November 11, 1978 (aged 77) |
| Death place | Hawthorne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| High school | Clifton (Clifton, New Jersey) |
| Career start | 1919 |
| Career end | 1936 |
| Years 1 | 1919–1920 |
| Team 1 | Paterson Silk Sox |
| Years 2 | 1919–1920 |
| Team 2 | Paterson Kleen Maids |
| Years 3 | 1920–1921 |
| Team 3 | Paterson |
| Years 4 | 1921–1922 |
| Team 4 | Paterson Powers Brothers |
| Years 5 | 1921–1923 |
| Team 5 | Kingston |
| Years 6 | 1921–1923 |
| Team 6 | Springfield Gunners |
| Years 7 | 1922–1927 |
| Team 7 | Paterson Legionnaires |
| Years 8 | 1923–1924 |
| Team 8 | Cohoes Trojans |
| Years 9 | 1924–1925 |
| Team 9 | Tri-Council |
| Years 10 | 1925–1926 |
| Team 10 | Original Celtics |
| Years 11 | 1926–1927 |
| Team 11 | Kingston Raiders |
| Years 12 | 1926–1930 |
| Team 12 | Fort Wayne Hoosiers |
| Years 13 | 1929–1930 |
| Team 13 | Paterson Whirlwinds |
| Years 14 | 1930–1931 |
| Team 14 | Paterson Crescents |
| Years 15 | 1930–1931 |
| Team 15 | Chicago Bruins |
| Years 16 | 1930–1931 |
| Team 16 | Honsdale |
| Years 17 | 1931–1932 |
| Team 17 | Bridgeton Moose |
| Years 18 | 1931–1932 |
| Team 18 | Long Island Pro-Imps |
| Years 19 | 1932–1933 |
| Team 19 | Paterson Continentals |
| Years 20 | 1932–1933 |
| Team 20 | Brooklyn Americans |
| Years 21 | 1932–1933 |
| Team 21 | Bridgeton Gems |
| Years 22 | 1933–1934 |
| Team 22 | Newark Joe Fays |
| Years 23 | 1934–1935 |
| Team 23 | Newark/New Britain Mules |
| Years 24 | 1935–1936 |
| Team 24 | Paterson Panthers / Trenton Moose / Passiac Reds |
| Cyears 1 | 1926–1927 |
| Cteam 1 | Fort Wayne Hoosiers |
| Cyears 2 | 1930–1931 |
| Cteam 2 | Paterson Crescents |
| Cyears 3 | 1935–1936 |
| Cteam 3 | Paterson Panthers / Trenton Moose / Passiac Reds |
| Cyears 4 | 1945–1946 |
| Cteam 4 | Paterson Crescents |
| Cyears 5 | 1946–1948 |
| Cteam 5 | Syracuse Nationals |
| Cyears 6 | 1948–1949 |
| Cteam 6 | Saint Michael's |
| Cyears 7 | 1949–1954 |
| Cteam 7 | Muhlenberg |
| Hof player | bennie-borgmann |
| Highlights | As player: |
Bernhard Borgmann Jr. (November 22, 1900 – November 11, 1978) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
Born in Haledon, New Jersey, he played for 17 years between 1919 and 1936 and is mostly known for his time with the Kingston Colonials and Original Celtics. Borgmann is regarded as the best offensive player of his era, leading various leagues in scoring 15 times in a 12-year span. He also served as the first coach of the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League—now the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers—from 1946 to 1948. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.[1]
Borgmann also played as a middle infielder in the baseball minor leagues from 1928 to 1942, managed in the minors from until 1950, and scouted until 1974.[2] He died in Hawthorne, New Jersey, where he had been a longtime resident.[3]
Borgmann was featured in the book Basketball History in Syracuse, Hoops Roots by Mark Allen Baker, published by The History Press in 2010.
References
- ^ Bernhard "Bennie" Borgmann Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed November 27, 2007.
- ^ McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, 2007, p. 141.
- ^ "Chiefs Get New Boss Syracuse, N. Y., The Daily Record, September 9, 1941. Accessed August 29, 2020. "Bennie Borgmann of Hawthorne, N. J., will not be re-signed as manager of the Syracuse Chiefs of the International Baseball League, Clarence M. Schindler, club president, announced."