Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Buckenmeyer, Charles
Charles Buckenmeyer
- Induction:
- 1973
- Class:
- 1946
Charles Buckenmeyer, a 1946 graduate, lettered in three sports during the 1940 and 1941 seasons. He won two football awards as an offensive end and lettered as a reserve forward in basketball. He also earned a golf award in 1941 on BG's first official team.
An outstanding athlete at Swanton High School, Buckenmeyer is regarded as the dean of northwest Ohio football coaches.
In 25 years as head coach at Napoleon, his teams won 15 Northwestern Ohio Athletic League crowns. Two of his teams were recognized as the best in northwest Ohio by the Toledo Blade.
Buckenmeyer also was named Coach of the Year by the Blade one time and received the honor twice in the NWO conference.
He also coached the Wildcat track team for 17 years and produced 13 league titles. In 1963, he was named Citizen-of-the-Year by the Napoleon Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Bruckenmeyer was elected to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.
An outstanding athlete at Swanton High School, Buckenmeyer is regarded as the dean of northwest Ohio football coaches.
In 25 years as head coach at Napoleon, his teams won 15 Northwestern Ohio Athletic League crowns. Two of his teams were recognized as the best in northwest Ohio by the Toledo Blade.
Buckenmeyer also was named Coach of the Year by the Blade one time and received the honor twice in the NWO conference.
He also coached the Wildcat track team for 17 years and produced 13 league titles. In 1963, he was named Citizen-of-the-Year by the Napoleon Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Bruckenmeyer was elected to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.
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