Chief Muller
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Charles Fred "Chief" Muller (March 7, 1885 – March 10, 1956) was an American basketball player and coach.
He had a long professional career for multiple teams, including Norwalk, South Side, Paterson, Gloversville, and Yonkers.[1][2][3][4] He, Ed Wachter, and Jack Inglis led the Troy club to multiple championships, but Muller quit the team in 1913 rather than pay a $10 fine for an infraction of team rules.[5] He was the player-coach of Newburgh team the following season, but when club moved to Syracuse, New York in January 1914, he rejoined the Trojans for the remainder of the season.[6] He was the second leading scorer in the New York State League that season, scoring 481 points in 60 games.[7] He was a member of the Gloversville team for the 1914–15 season.[8] He later played for Jersey City, the Bronx Athletic Club, De Neri, Camden, and Wilkes-Barre.[9][10][11][12][13]
Muller started the 1919–20 season with the North Philadelphia Americans, but he and Andy Suils were sold to the Trenton Bengals in November 1919.[14] Muller also played for Troy and Ansonia that season.[15][16] In February 1920, he was suspended indefinitely by the Bengals for failure to report to certain games.[17] He spent his final seasons as a member of the Gloversville, Cohoes, Troy, Wilkes-Barre, and Hartford clubs.[18]