Frank Morganweck

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Frank "Pop" Morgenweck (born July 15, 1875 in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, died December 8, 1941) was an American basketball player, coach and team owner.

He began his career in the National Basket Ball League in 1901, and won that league's championship with the Camden Electrics in 1904.

After retiring as a player in 1916, he became a coach and an owner of professional teams, operating teams in ten different leagues and in more than 18 cities. In 1923 as a coach, he won the Metropolitan Basketball League title with Paterson Legionnaires and the New York State League title with the Kingston Colonials. In 1928 he guided the Kingston Colonials to the Metropolitan League title. He retired as a coach in 1938 with over 500 career victories.

He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1962.

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