“Celebrating 125 years of Goodrich/FDL HS Boys Basketball” > First 50 years > 1900-01 to 1949-50
The following information comes from yearbooks > 1900-01 to 1949-50
Fond du Lac was one of 40 schools in the state playing basketball in 1900.
The limited number of schools participating was due to 2 factors, first, the comparative newness of the game, and second, the lack of adequate places to play. Basketball proved an interesting game and developed rapidly, especially in the Fox River Valley from 1900 – 1904.
In 1905 Lawrence College divided the state into 8 districts and in March of that year conducted the first Wisconsin high school basketball tournament. Each team competing was selected by the Lawrence College committee and in the judgement of the committee was the best team in the district represented.
From 1905 to 1916 the winner of the Lawrence tournament was recognized as the State Champion.
Fond du Lac was the first State Champion in 1905 and again in 1915.
Beginning with 1920 the WIAA took charge of Wisconsin high school state tournaments.
Fond du Lac won the State Championship in 1922 & 1924. During 1923-24 over 350 Wisconsin high schools played basketball as against only 40 in 1900.
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Go to the link below for the Boys Basketball coaches from 1900 to the Present
https://www.cardinalathleticalumni.com/boys-basketball-coaches-est-1900-01-122-years/
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1900-01 > 1901-02 > 1902-03 > 1903-04 Yearbook information not available
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1904-05 Boys Basketball 1st State Champions
#OnThisDay in 1905, the Fond du Lac High School boys basketball team won the first high school basketball tournament ever held in the United States. Ten Wisconsin teams played in the Lawrence University Invitational in Appleton, and Fond du Lac defeated Sheboygan to become the first state champions in U.S. basketball history. Fond du Lac later went on to become the first WIAA state champions when the first WIAA tournament was held in 1916.
Leo Fitzgerald – Captain
Fred Dana (Also 1904 & 1905 State Champion in the Mile & 880 yd Run)
Dan Daugherty – Dud Clark – Harry Doty – Frank Shepherd – Frank Mahoney
Go to link below for the 1904-05 Boys Basketball State Champions Hall of Fame induction
https://www.cardinalathleticalumni.com/2022-team-induction-1904-05-boys-basketball-state-champions/
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1905-06 > 1906-1907 > 1907-08 > 1908-09 > 1909-10 Yearbook information not available
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1910-11
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1911-12 > 1912-13 > 1913-14 > 1914-15 State Champions > 1915-16 State Champions Yearbook information not available
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1916-17
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1917-18 Head Coach Ed Fruth
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1918-19 State Champions
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1919-20
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1920-21
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1921-22 State Champions
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1922-23
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1923-24
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1924-25 FRVC Champions
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1925-26
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1926-27 FRVC Champions
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1927-28
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1928-29 FRVC C0-Champions
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1929-30 FRVC Champions
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1930-31
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1931-32
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1932-33
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1933-34
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1934-35
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1935-36
1936-37
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1937-38
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1938-39 Head Coach Mike Calvano
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1939-40 Head Coach Del Stacey
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1940-41
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1941-42
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1942-43
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1943-44
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1944-45
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1945-46
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1946-47
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1947-48 Head Coach Exner Menzel
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1948-49
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1949- 50
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