Benjamin Francis "Bud" Chamberlain (May 24, 1920 – August 24, 2012) was an American baseball player and realtor.
[1] He attended Royal Oak High School where he played football, baseball, and basketball.
[3] Chamberlain's career highlights include the following: In 1956, Ray Fisher, who had been the head baseball coach at Michigan since 1921, selected Chamberlain as the third baseman on his all-time Michigan baseball team.
He is one of 15 individuals, along with Jim Abbott, Steve Boros, Barry Larkin, Branch Rickey, and George Sisler, to be inducted into the university's Hall of Honor principally for their contributions to the baseball team.
[11] During World War II, Chamberlain enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for five years.