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71-634: The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins ) were a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin , which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–50 season . The Redskins played in three professional leagues and as an independent team. The leagues were, in order, the National Basketball League (NBL); the National Basketball Association (charter member), and

142-553: A Koch Industries division). It was their base of operations for ships to load and unload coal for delivery along the peninsula. The Sheboygan River passes through the city, but dams in Sheboygan Falls prevent navigation upriver. Tall-masted boats are confined to the river downstream of the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge. Commercial charter fishing boats dock near the mouth of the river. Two hospitals serve

213-543: A WPA project and contained the NBL's largest floor at the time: 90 by 50 feet (27 by 15 m). It was added to Wisconsin's register of historic places in 2019. The Red Skins reached their zenith in 1942–43 under coach Carl Roth , who had played for Sheboygan's industrial-league powerhouses during the 1930s and on the first Red Skins team in 1938–39. The late-season acquisition of Hall of Fame guard Buddy Jeannette , who joined Sheboygan for their last four regular-season games and

284-667: A 1950s female group, as well as the thrash metal band Morbid Saint . Sheboygan County is well known for its bratwurst . The Sheboygan Jaycees sponsor Brat Days, an annual fund-raising festival that includes the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship. Notable parks in Sheboygan include Ellwood H. May Environmental Park , the Sheboygan Indian Mound Park , and Quarry Beach. Blue Harbor Resort

355-842: A Red Skins home game against the Denver Nuggets in January 1950, coached the team. The final Sheboygan Red Skins team consisted of several former University of Wisconsin players and compiled a winning record, primarily playing other independent Midwest teams. Attendance was low, however, and the team discontinued operations after losing its final game to the College All-Stars at the Armory. Note: W = wins, L = losses, % = win–loss % Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ b ɔɪ ɡ ə n / )

426-688: A drive to form a league which would have been called the Western Basketball Association, consisting of eight to 10 teams and seeking two other NBA castoffs: the Waterloo Hawks and the Anderson Packers. Competition from the NBA became too great, however, and the effort failed. The Red Skins played one season of independent basketball, in 1951–52, before dissolving. Bobby Cook, who had scored an NBA-record 44 points in

497-511: A freeway. Other state highways in the city include Highway 42 , Highway 28 , which both run mostly along the former inner-city routing of U.S. 141. Secondary county highways include County Trunk Highway DL (CTH-DL) and the decommissioned CTH-LS to the north; CTH-J, CTH-O, CTH-PP, and CTH-EE to the west; and CTH-KK to the south. For addressing purposes, the city's north-south zero point is Pennsylvania Avenue (increasing from 500 past that line in both directions), while west addressing zeroes out at

568-794: A group of local business leaders and renamed the Red Skins. Their first coach was Edwin "Doc" Schutte , a local dentist. After compiling an 11–17 record in his only season, Schutte stepped down to devote more time to his practice. The Red Skins were consistent winners under attorney and coach Frank Zummach from 1939 to 1942, including a spot opposite the Oshkosh All-Stars in the 1941 NBL finals. Zummach (an assistant coach at Marquette University for six seasons) formed his team around Marquette alumni, including All-American Dave Quabius, Glenn R. "Sparky" Adams, George Hesik, Bill McDonald and Paul Sokody. Sandlotter Otto Kolar, from Cicero, Illinois ,

639-463: A high school program, Rockets for Schools, where students build and launch 8-and-20-foot-tall (2.4 and 6.1 m) rockets. The city's daily newspaper is Gannett 's The Sheboygan Press , which has been published since 1907. The Sheboygan Sun also provides local news coverage through its website, while the Beacon is published by the same company as The Plymouth Review and Sheboygan Falls News ;

710-428: A television station, WPVS-LP , which went off the air following the digital switchover and has since moved to Milwaukee; WHBL also attempted to establish a television sister station several times, without success. Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S. Route 141 was the primary north-south route into Sheboygan before Interstate 43

781-691: A translator at 96.1 FM in Sheboygan); and active rock Sheboygan Falls-licensed WHBZ (106.5). Another CHR station, WCLB (950, translated on 107.3) also serves the city, along with the Sheboygan Area School District's WSHS (91.7), a member of the Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network, and Plymouth's WGXI (1420, translated on 98.5), a classic country station. Various religious stations originating from Milwaukee and north of Green Bay and

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852-531: A translator for Kiel's WSTM (91.3), and NOAA Weather Radio station WWG91 broadcast from several towers in the city. WYVM acts as a full-power relay of Suring 's WRVN (102.7), which has a religious teaching format. The city is served by Spectrum and U-verse , with public-access television cable TV programming provided to both systems from "WSCS", and "SASD-TV" features school board meetings, with both channels featuring meetings and other content through their websites and YouTube . The city at one time had

923-545: Is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , United States. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan metropolitan area , which has a population of 118,034. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River , about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Milwaukee and 64 mi (103 km) south of Green Bay . Before its settlement by European Americans ,

994-527: Is a contemporary art museum and performing arts complex located in Sheboygan. The center preserves and exhibits artist-built environments and contemporary art. In 2021, the center opened the Art Preserve , a satellite museum space dedicated to art environments. The city is also home to the historic Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts . Sheboygan was the home of The Chordettes ,

1065-655: Is a resort, water park and conference center in Sheboygan located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River . It opened in June 2004 after being built by Great Wolf Resorts . The city has a trail along the Highway 23 corridor leading to the Old Plank Road Trail to the west of Sheboygan that uses dedicated paths and bike lanes, along with a lakefront trail between Pennsylvania and Park avenues along Broughton Drive. Several bike routes are marked in

1136-400: Is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km ) is water. It is located at latitude 43°45' north, longitude 87°44' west. Sheboygan has a warm-summer humid continental climate typical of Wisconsin. In spite of its position on Lake Michigan there are vast temperature differences between seasons, although it is somewhat moderated compared with areas farther inland. As of the census of 2020 ,

1207-476: Is served by the county-owned non-commercial Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (KSBM) three miles northwest of the city. Sheboygan is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan . The city has no active port in the 21st century. Blue Harbor Resort is located on a peninsula between the lake and the Sheboygan River's last bend. This site was formerly used as the headquarters of the C. Reiss Coal Company (now

1278-637: The 9th district ( Devin LeMahieu , R–Oostburg). Sheboygan is in the 6th congressional district of Wisconsin, which is represented by Republican congressperson Glenn Grothman . Sheboygan public schools are administered by the Sheboygan Area School District . High schools within the city include: The school district was the first in Wisconsin to operate an FM radio station, WSHS (91.7). Since 1996, Sheboygan has had

1349-634: The Chicago & North Western Railroad and the Milwaukee Road . These railroads' passenger services were abandoned during the mid-20th century but in 2008 the Wisconsin Department of Transportation proposed to reestablish passenger service to Milwaukee and Green Bay via Fond du Lac and the cities along Lake Winnebago's west shore, though political complications in the 2010s have since mothballed rail expansion in Wisconsin. Sheboygan

1420-583: The National Professional Basketball League (NPBL). The team originated in 1933 from informal clubs which were sponsored by local businesses. During their first few years of existence, they would primarily play under the moniker of the Enzo Jels, but they would also sometimes play under the alternative moniker of "The Ballhorns" (or rather, just Ballhorns) starting in 1934 and in a brief period of time in 1935 played under

1491-685: The New York Renaissance , Harlem Globetrotters , New York Celtics and Chicago Duffy Florals. The team had a friendly rivalry with the Oshkosh All-Stars . The All-Stars' founder and president was Lon Darling , who helped found the NBL in 1937 and became league president the following year. After the successful 1937–38 season, the Enzo Jels were admitted to the NBL on June 11, 1938, at the league meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with help from Darling. They were soon taken over by

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1562-643: The Secret War in Laos (particularly from 1961–1975). The 2010 U.S. Census showed the number of Hmong citizens to be around 4,100 people, putting it fourth in Wisconsin for Hmong populations. Museums in Sheboygan include the Above & Beyond Children's Museum and Sheboygan County Historical Museum . The Sheboygan Hmong Memorial recognizes the service and sacrifice of the Hmong people of Laos who fought for

1633-715: The United States during the Secret War from 1961 to 1975, part of the Laotian Civil War . The monument is located within Deland Park along the Lake Michigan shoreline of Sheboygan, which contains one of the larger Hmong communities in the United States . In April 1894, the schooner Lottie Cooper wrecked just off Sheboygan in a gale . The wreckage was found buried in the harbor during

1704-537: The 1946–47 season, the Red Skins were the first NBL team to fly to the West Coast. They played at Los Angeles' Grand Olympic Auditorium and lost two close games to the Los Angeles Red Devils , whose best player was UCLA alumnus Jackie Robinson ; the following spring, Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. Sheboygan finished the season with a 26–18 record (two games behind first-place Oshkosh in

1775-523: The 1949–50 season was on January 5, 1950, when they defeated George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers 85–82 in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3,800 fans at the Armory. Four future Hall of Famers were on the floor for Minneapolis that Thursday night: Mikan (who scored 42 points), Jim Pollard , Vern Mikkelsen and Slater Martin . The Lakers' coach was Hall of Famer John Kundla . The victory against that season's eventual NBA champion gave

1846-488: The Ballhorns in 1933. Sponsors changed every couple of years, and the team changed its name to match its current sponsor. Successful playing regional rivals and distant touring teams, they were invited to join the fledgling NBL in 1938. Now a full-time professional organization with an extensive traveling schedule, it took more than one local business to support the team. A syndicate of Sheboygan community members incorporated

1917-629: The Metro Center, more commonly known as the "Transfer Point" located in the downtown. Jefferson Lines and Indian Trails serve Sheboygan at the Metro Center, providing transportation to Milwaukee (and an Amtrak Thruway connection to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station ) and Green Bay . Historically the city was connected to Milwaukee, Chicago and Green Bay via the Milwaukee Interurban Lines ,

1988-525: The Milwaukee recreational leagues. Suesens, Lautenschlager, Dick Schulz , Tony Kelly, Al Lucas , Al Moschetti and Bobby Holm were other key Red Skins during this period. The signing of Lucas, Moschetti and Holm by Basketball Hall of Famer Dutch Dehnert in 1944 was the team's first acquisition of a group of name players from the East Coast. Sheboygan lost in the finals to Fort Wayne in 1944 and 1945,

2059-530: The NBA's smallest arena (and market), competed in the 1949–50 season with Suesens as coach and finished with a 22–40 record: fourth place in the six-team Western Division. When Oshkosh folded soon after the merger, Sheboygan became the country's oldest professional basketball franchise. The Red Skins had a 7–2 start with home victories against the Boston Celtics , New York Knicks , Rochester Royals , and Indianapolis Olympians . The most spectacular win of

2130-496: The NBL, such as the Red Skins, Waterloo Hawks and Anderson Packers . Sheboygan withdrew from the NBA on April 24, 1950, and joined the new National Professional Basketball League with several other NBA teams. The NPBL formed around the former NBL/NBA teams, with larger-market teams added. The charter teams were the East Division Red Skins, Anderson Packers, Louisville Alumnites and Grand Rapids Hornets , and

2201-617: The NPBL, and the Chicago Stags , Denver Nuggets and St. Louis Bombers folded. The NBA shrank from 17 teams to 11 before the 1950–1951 season began. The Washington Capitols folded midway through the season, reducing the number of teams in the league to ten. The Red Skins did not fit well, left the league, and joined the short-lived NPBL. When that league folded, the team returned to its independent roots for one more year of play before it also disappeared. The team formed in Sheboygan as

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2272-574: The Red Skins a 13–13 record, after which injuries took their toll and the team faded. They qualified for the playoffs, however, where they nearly upset the Western Division champion Indianapolis Olympians in a best-of-three series. The team was unwelcome in the NBA during their first season. Ned Irish, president of the New York Knicks , refused to participate in the same league as the "bush leagues": small-city charter NBA teams from

2343-462: The Red Skins finished their 11th season in the NBL with a 35–29 record. Only the Oshkosh All-Stars appeared in more NBL championship series (six) than Sheboygan, or played more seasons in the league (12). The Red Skins made the NBL playoffs eight times and were invited to appear in nearly every prestigious World Pro Tournament held in Chicago . Their best finish in Chicago was in 1939, when they lost

2414-407: The Red Skins. Those teams attempted to recover by forming a new league, but it also only lasted one season. The Red Skins tried to continue, but failed to form another new league and closed after an independent run during the 1951–1952 season. On August 3, 1949, Sheboygan and six other NBL teams merged with the 10-team BAA to become the National Basketball Association . The Red Skins, who played in

2485-604: The Sheboygan area was home to Native Americans , including members of the Potawatomi , Chippewa , Ottawa , Winnebago , and Menominee tribes. In the Menominee language, the place is known as Sāpīwǣhekaneh, "at a hearing distance in the woods". The Menominee ceded this land to the United States in the 1831 Treaty of Washington . Following the treaty, the land became available for sale to American settlers. Migrants from New York , Michigan , and New England were among

2556-548: The West Division Denver Refiners / Evansville Agogans , Saint Paul Lights , Kansas City Hi-Spots and Waterloo Hawks. Sheboygan posted the NPBL's best record (29–16) in 1950–51. Sheboygan and Waterloo finished first in their respective divisions, but the league did not conduct a playoff and dissolved at the end of the regular season. Both teams claimed the championship, based on division play. In mid-1951, longtime Red Skins president Magnus Brinkman led

2627-827: The Western Division), but the Red Skins lost to the All-Stars 49–47 in the fifth – and deciding – game of their first-round playoff. For about a month in December 1947, Hall of Fame player Bobby McDermott was a player-coach for the Red Skins. He was obtained from the Chicago American Gears after the Professional Basketball League of America folded the previous month. McDermott played in 16 games for Sheboygan, scoring 138 points. As coach, he took

2698-582: The Wisconsin side, a small town, population purhaps [ sic ] from 700 to 1000. This is a promising place. There are a great many best class of Germans settling around it. 'Tis all along this Lake so far quite an interesting country." Between 1840 and 1890, Protestant Dutch immigrants also settled in the area, as did Irish refugees fleeing the Great Famine . A neighborhood in northwestern Sheboygan (between Martin Avenue and Alexander Court)

2769-464: The annual Dairyland Surf Classic from 1988 to 2012, the largest lake surfing competition in the world. Sheboygan's surfing culture was discussed in the 2003 surfing documentary, Step into Liquid . Sheboygan has a mayor–council form of government. The full-time mayor is elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits and to an officially non-partisan position. The Common Council consists of ten alderpersons representing

2840-603: The building's vintage three-story staircase its most prominent feature within a new atrium. The Sheboygan Police Department is the law enforcement agency in the city. Civil and criminal law cases are heard in the Sheboygan County Circuit Court, with municipal citations for Sheboygan and Kohler handled through the city's municipal court within the police headquarters building. The Sheboygan Fire Department provides fire suppression and emergency medical services, operating out of five fire stations throughout

2911-460: The city using existing streets and roads to demarcate separate bike lanes . Since 2018, Sheboygan has held a bronze-level bicycle-friendly community award from the League of American Bicyclists . A 2013 project created a north-south trail using the former Chicago & Northwestern Railroad right-of-way known as the "Shoreline 400" between Pennsylvania and North avenues, with future expansion to

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2982-414: The city with advertising. Nielsen Audio places Sheboygan and Sheboygan County within one radio market, and several stations serve the area. Midwest Communications owns four stations within the county, including talk station WHBL (1330, with a translator station at 101.5 FM serving Sheboygan, Kohler and Sheboygan Falls); country station WBFM (93.7); CHR/Top 40 WXER (104.5 from Plymouth, with

3053-477: The city's ten aldermanic districts with a council president and vice-president presiding over them. A City Administrator oversees the day-to-day administration of the city and is appointed by the Common Council. Sheboygan's 1916-built City Hall was remodeled throughout 2018 and into 2019, being re-dedicated on September 3, 2019, with a new north frontage becoming the building's new main entrance and making

3124-543: The city. Sheboygan is represented in the Wisconsin State Assembly as part of both the 26th ( Terry Katsma , R– Oostburg ) and 27th ( Tyler Vorpagel , R– Plymouth ) districts, whose boundaries split the city along Geele Avenue from the west until North 18th Street, then Superior Avenue from North 18th Street to Lake Michigan. The city is also represented in the State Senate as part of

3195-604: The city. Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County opened in July 2022 under Aurora Health Care . St. Nicholas Hospital operates as part of the Hospital Sisters Health System . Sheboygan's sister cities are: Sheboygan has student exchanges with Esslingen and has had student exchanges with Tsubame in the past. Edwin Schutte He graduated from Marquette University . Prior to coaching, he

3266-601: The consolation championship to the Harlem Globetrotters . After the 1948–1949 season, the team went into decline due to changes in professional basketball. Although the rival BAA had formed a few years earlier and the leagues saw an opportunity to expand the game's appeal through a merger, many NBL teams could not compete at the BAA level; they did not have corporate money or a big-city fan base. The mismatch drove many former NBL teams to leave after one season, including

3337-654: The construction of the Harbor Centre Marina and is now on display in Deland Park, on Sheboygan's lakefront. The free display is the only one of its kind on the Great Lakes . The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary , established in 2021 and the site of a large number of historically significant shipwrecks , lies in the waters of Lake Michigan off Sheboygan. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center

3408-486: The extreme eastern point of Superior Avenue at Lake Michigan (Sheboygan and Sheboygan County have no east addresses, and the little land existing northeast of that point stretches out the six '100 blocks' northward with xx50-xx90 numbers not otherwise used in most other addresses in Sheboygan). Shoreline Metro provides public bus transit throughout the city, as well as in Kohler and Sheboygan Falls . All routes depart from

3479-545: The first Socialist officeholder in America. In the early 20th century, many Orthodox Greeks , Catholic Slavs and Lithuanians immigrated to Sheboygan. In the late 20th century, Hmong refugees from Laos and Southeast Asia settled there. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.83 square miles (41.00 km ), of which, 15.64 square miles (40.51 km )

3550-542: The first new Americans to settle this area in the 1830s, though the French had been present in the region since the 17th century and had intermarried with local people. One 19th century settler remarked: "Nearly all the settlers were from the New England states and New York." Lumbering was the first major industry, as trees were harvested and shipped to eastern markets through the Great Lakes . Although Sheboygan

3621-567: The first two Social Democratic Party candidates to be elected to public office in the United States. Haack had originally been elected in 1897 as a member of the Populist Party but joined the Social Democrats after they organized locally. Haack served as alderman for sixteen years before moving to Milwaukee and being elected as a Socialist alderman there. At the 1932 Socialist Party convention, Haack received recognition as

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3692-608: The help of local refugee agencies such as the Grace Episcopal Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. They were refugees from Laos. By 1990, the city had 2,000 residents of Hmong descent. By December 1999, there were around 5,000 Hmong and Hmong American residents in Sheboygan, 65% of whom were under the age of 18. In 2006, the Sheboygan Hmong Memorial was installed in the lakefront Deland Park to honor Hmong military and civilian contributions to

3763-426: The inaugural Naismith Memorial Trophy. After winning their only NBL title, the Red Skins continued to be one of the strongest teams in professional basketball and appeared in the next three championship series (1944, 1945 and 1946) behind Mike Novak  – a 6-foot-9-inch (206 cm) former All-American from Loyola  – and Dancker: a 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) player who honed his skills in

3834-590: The latter after a 2–0 lead in the best-of-five series. They lost in 1946 to the powerhouse Rochester Royals , who had Hall of Famers Al Cervi , Bob Davies and Red Holzman . Dehnert coached the Red Skins to consecutive divisional titles, leaving after the 1945–46 season to coach the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America . Sheboygan remained among the NBL's elite teams, securing playoff berths in 1947 and 1949. Before

3905-488: The latter two have print editions mailed out weekly to all residents. The Gannett-owned Shoreline Chronicle contains Press "best-of" content, and is door-delivered and is also distributed with the Wednesday Press . The city is served by television and radio stations in Green Bay and Milwaukee. Nielsen 's television division places Sheboygan within the Milwaukee market, although Green Bay stations also report news, events, and weather warnings pertaining to Sheboygan and target

3976-415: The merger of the NBL and the BAA. The other league which merged to form the NBA (the Basketball Association of America ) had more money, played in larger cities, and generally fielded better teams. The Red Skins were one of seven franchises which quickly left the NBA. The league contracted after the 1949–1950 season, losing six teams; the Anderson Packers , Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to

4047-412: The moniker of "Art Images" due to their Art Image during that time. They joined the NBL by 1938 as the Red Skins, owned by a syndicate . The Red Skins played in the NBL from 1938 to 1949, led the league in defense five times, appeared in five championship series and won the 1942–43 title, defeating the league-leading Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (today's Detroit Pistons ) in the finals. They were undone by

4118-503: The playoffs and commuted from his home in Rochester, New York , was a significant factor in the team's 1943 NBL title. Jeannette, who worked at a Rochester defense plant and traveled to Sheboygan games primarily on weekends, averaged 15.5 points per game when final scores hovered in the 30s and 40s. Other major contributors to Sheboygan's championship team were NBL rookie of the year Ken Buehler, all-league players Ed Dancker and Ken Suesens , and shooter Rube Lautenschlager. The team received

4189-409: The population was 49,929. The population density was 3,192.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,232.7/km ). There were 22,605 housing units at an average density of 1,445.4 per square mile (558.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 72.3% White , 11.1% Asian , 3.3% Black or African American , 0.6% Native American , 4.8% from other races , and 7.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population

4260-441: The population. There were 20,308 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. Of all households 33.4% were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

4331-878: The reins from Doxie Moore and had a 4–5 record. Moore resumed coaching Sheboygan after McDermott left to join the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in January 1948. The season was one of the Red Skins' most disappointing; the team was aging and in disarray, with a 23–37 record. In 1948–49 (the NBL's last season) the Red Skins unveiled a fresh group of stars, including Kentucky All-American Bob Brannum, Valparaiso star Milt Schoon, Texas guard Danny Wagner, Washington guard Merlin "Boody" Gilbertson, Iowa center Noble Jorgensen and Wisconsin guard Bobby Cook. With holdovers Mike Todorovich (a first-team NBL pick in 1947–48), Wisconsin forward Paul Cloyd, University of Toledo guard Bob Bolyard, Northwestern football and basketball All-American Max Morris and player-coach Suesens (who had starred at Iowa, where he roomed with Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick),

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4402-412: The south planned. A 2016 project added a trail along the Taylor Drive corridor, and improvements to the south to allow an eventual connection to the Ozaukee Interurban Trail are proposed for a future date. Sheboygan is a notable surfing destination, and has been called "The Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan is considered to be one of the best places to surf in the Great Lakes region" Sheboygan hosted

4473-406: The team as the Red Skins, and they gradually became successful. Before joining the NBL, Sheboygan had developed a reputation in the Midwest during the early 1930s for successful industrial-league and barnstorming teams. The Ballhorns, sponsored by a local furniture store and funeral parlor, began in 1933; local tailor and dry cleaner Art Imig took over in 1935, and gelatin producer Enzo-Pac sponsored

4544-418: The team two years later. Brothers Johnny and Joe "Scoop" Posewitz , Les Kuplic , Slim Lonsdorf , Carl Roth , Pete and Dugan Norris, and John Cinealis were among the better Sheboygan players during the decade. The 6-foot-6-inch (198 cm) Jack Mann, one of the first outstanding Black players in the game, starred at center during the 1936–37 season. In 1937–38, they had a 17–3 record against teams such as

4615-584: Was 12.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race and 68.9% Non-Hispanic White . As of the census of 2010, there were 49,288 people, 20,308 households, and 12,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,528.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,362.2/km ). There were 22,339 housing units at an average density of 1,599.1 per square mile (617.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 82.5% White , 1.8% African American , 0.5% Native American , 9.0% Asian , 3.6% from other races , and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.9% of

4686-403: Was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. In 1976, the first three Hmong families settled in Sheboygan with

4757-412: Was built, and its former route is a major north-south route through the center of the city that is referred to as Calumet Drive coming into the city from the north, and South Business Drive/Sauk Trail Road from the south; between Superior and Georgia Avenues, the highway is known as 14th Street. Four-lane Highway 23 is the primary west route into the city, and leads into the city up to North 25th Street as

4828-399: Was full-time dentist in Sheboygan, Wisconsin . In 1937–38 he coached the Sheboygan Enzo Gels, a semi-professional basketball team. When local Sheboygan business leaders put together a community team to join the National Basketball League in order to compete with their in-state rival, the Oshkosh All-Stars , they selected Schutte to lead the new team, the Sheboygan Red Skins . Although

4899-403: Was officially incorporated in 1846, much of the town had been platted in 1836, when property investors laid out more than one thousand lots. By 1849, a wave of liberal , middle-class immigration triggered by the revolutions of 1848 had made the community known for its German population. As Major William Williams wrote on June 26, 1849: "Arrived at Sheboigin [ sic ] on

4970-401: Was rated one of the Midwest's best guards and ran the Red Skins offense. The Red Skins left the 1,500-seat Eagles Auditorium in downtown Sheboygan in late 1942 and moved into the 3,500-seat Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory , five blocks away near Lake Michigan . The Eagles Auditorium, part of the Playdium building, was destroyed by fire in 1977. Known as "the Armory," the armory was

5041-452: Was settled by Slovenian immigrants and acquired the name Laibach ; it was also known as Vollrath's Division . According to a local Optimist member's account in 1963, in 1887 Sheboygan adopted a sundown town ordinance, banning African Americans from living there, though city leaders denied that any such ordinance was in effect. In the spring of 1898, Sheboygan elected Fred C. Haack and August L. Mohr as aldermen , making them

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