Gerald Archibald

Formed several basketball teams, of which one in the mid-1930s was sponsored by HyVis Oil. Archibald was the team’s owner/GM/coach as well as a player.
Became a driving force in the Midwest semi-professional basketball circuit.
For 14 years, he served as an owner, coach, player, leading teams in a league that served as a direct forerunner to today’s National Basketball Association
Owner/player of the Warren Penns who later joined the National Basketball League despite losing its sponsorship with Hyvis Oil.
Took over the Archibald Fox Farm with wife Elizabeth, where it became very prosperous