Don Buse
Don Buse (born August 10, 1950) is a former professional basketball player from Huntingburg, Indiana, who starred at the University of Evansville before playing 13 seasons in the ABA and NBA. Buse played for the Evansville Purple Aces from 1969 to 1972 and became one of the program’s most accomplished players. He was later inducted […]
Wilfred C. Bussing III
Wilfred “Bill” C. Bussing III is an Evansville, Indiana attorney, businessman and community leader best known as the longtime owner of the Evansville Otters professional baseball team. Bussing was born and raised in Evansville and graduated from the University of Evansville in 1977 with a degree in communication. He later earned master’s, MBA and law […]
Charles H. Bundrant
Charles H. Bundrant (1941–2021) was an American businessman and founder of Trident Seafoods, one of the largest seafood companies in the United States. He grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from North High School. Early life Bundrant grew up on Darmstadt Road in Evansville and attended Stringtown Elementary School and North High School. As […]
Larry Bucshon
Larry Dean Bucshon (born May 31, 1962) is an American physician and former politician who represented Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, which includes Evansville and much of southwestern Indiana, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2025. A Republican, Bucshon was also a prominent cardiothoracic surgeon in Evansville before entering politics. Medical career Bucshon […]
George Washington Buckner
George Washington Buckner (December 1, 1855 – February 17, 1943) was an African-American physician and diplomat. He was United States minister to Liberia from 1913 to 1915. Life Born into slavery near Greensburg, Kentucky, Buckner was freed at the age of ten. He attended a Freedman’s School in Greensburg where he received a basic education. In […]
Ryan Brownlee
Ryan Brownlee is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball player with deep ties to Evansville, Indiana. He is currently Assistant Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Brownlee previously served as head baseball coach at Western Illinois University from 2013 to 2019. Playing career Brownlee attended Reitz Memorial High School in […]
Jim Brownlee
im Brownlee is a former college baseball coach best known for his 23 seasons as head coach at the University of Evansville, where he became the winningest coach in program history. Playing and early career Brownlee played third base at Illinois State University and was a member of the Redbirds’ 1969 NCAA Division II national […]
Avery Brooks
Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, musician and educator who was born in Evansville, Indiana. He is best known for portraying Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk, and Dr. Bob Sweeney in the film American History […]
Darrett Brinker
Darrett Brinker is an Evansville native and former professional golfer. Brinker attended North High School in Evansville, where he competed in golf before continuing his career at Ball State University. At Ball State, Brinker was a member of the men’s golf team from 1989–1993. As a senior, he earned First-Team All-Mid-American Conference honors and was […]
Shelly Brand Adlard
Shelly (Brand) Adlard is an Evansville, Indiana native and former basketball player who was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She was also the first women’s basketball player inducted into the University of Evansville Athletic Hall of Fame. Basketball career Adlard attended F.J. Reitz High School, where she led the Panthers […]