A contest to pick a name was held with over 14,000 people submitting entries. 45 people suggested the name Bucks with a Mr R.D. Trebilcox of Whitefish bay being selected as the winner. He received a new car for his efforts.
In a name the team contest R.D. Trebilcox, was one of 45 persons who suggested the name "Bucks." His reasoning: "Bucks are spirited, good jumpers, fast and agile." Mr. Trebilcox won a new car for his...
The word "Milwaukee" comes from an Algonquian word Millioke which means "Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land", Potawatomi language minwaking, or Ojibwe language ominowakiing, "Gathering place [by the...