Bill Menke

William Charles Menke (October 16, 1918 – January 7, 1945) was an American basketball player. He was an NCAA All-American at Indiana University and a starter on the school's first championship team in 1940.

Menke, a 6'3"

Marvin Huffman

on the All-America team. His younger brother, Bob, was also his teammate at Indiana.

Menke graduated as the Hoosiers' all-time leading scorer with 530 points, although this record has since been eclipsed.

Amateur Athletic Association with the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team.^[2] Menke died in a plane crash during World War II while serving with the United States Navy.^[3] Menke was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.^[4]

References

^ 2010-11 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball record book Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 21, 2011
^ Sport: Star Tars, accessed August 21, 2011
^ Article “Hoosier Historia - 1940 NCAA Championship team”, accessed January 7, 2018
^ "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame » Robert Menke". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-08-22., accessed August 21, 2011

External links

Bill Menke at Find a Grave

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[1] 2010-11 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball record book Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 21, 2011

[2] Sport: Star Tars, accessed August 21, 2011

[3] Article “Hoosier Historia - 1940 NCAA Championship team”, accessed January 7, 2018

[4] "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame » Robert Menke". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-08-22., accessed August 21, 2011

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