Ken Buehler

Ken Buehler

Personal information
Born	(1919-11-19)November 19, 1919 Edgar, Wisconsin
Died	April 18, 2019(2019-04-18) (aged 99) Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Edgar (Edgar, Wisconsin)
College	Milwaukee (1939–1942)
Playing career	1942–1946
Position	Forward / center
Career history
1942–1943, 1946	Sheboygan Red Skins
1946	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBL Rookie of the Year (1943) Univ. of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Hall of Fame (1974)

Kenneth Leslie Buehler (November 19, 1919 – April 18, 2019) was an American professional basketball player for the Sheboygan Red Skins and the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. He played in two seasons for the Red Skins and, after serving in the United States Navy in World War II, Buehler returned to professional basketball and played in eight games for the Pistons. During the 1942–43 season, the Red Skins won the National Basketball League (NBL) championship with Buehler as their third-leading scorer. He averaged 7.5 points per game and was also named that season's NBL Rookie of the Year.

Upon returning from the war, Buehler played for Sheboygan in three games late in the 1945–46 season. The following season, he played in only eight games for Fort Wayne before retiring from professional basketball due to a knee problem. He then attended Marquette University's dental school and became a dentist in his post-basketball career.

Buehler died in April 2019 at the age of 99 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.