Bud Haabestad
Bud Haabestad | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Filling |
| Succeeded by | Martha Bell Schoeninger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1933 |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation |
|
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Upper Darby High School (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Princeton (1952–1955) |
| Position | Guard/Forward |
| Number | 12,15 |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1958 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
| Career highlights | |
| 3x B. Franklin Bunn Trophy winner (1953, 1954, 1955) 2x All-Ivy League first team (1954, 1955) Ivy League scoring leader (1954) 2x All-EPBL First Team (1956, 1957) | |
Harold Franklin Haabestad (born May 3, 1933) is an American politician who was a Delaware County, Pennsylvania councilman and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. He was a candidate in the 1980 United States Senate election, but lost in the Republican primary to Arlen Specter. A graduate of Princeton University, Haabestad was a record-setting scorer for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball.