He barely played one season and 59 games in the NBA, but Stanley ‘Whitey’ Von Nieda He has died, being the first and to date only player in history to compete in the American league to reach the age of 100, dying on Wednesday at 101 according to information from the Associated Press.
Von Nieda, born in Pennsylvania in 1922, played in those 59 games in the 1949-1950 season among the Tri-Cities Blackhawks -current Atlanta Hawks-, and the missing Baltimore Bullets, The shooting guard averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 assists.
The NBRPAthe association of retired NBA players, presented him with a certificate last year to recognize him as the only former player to reach the century of age.
After playing college at Penn State, Von Nieda served in the US Army during the Second World War, participating in Germany’s great offensive in the Battle of the Bulge.
After his year in the NBA, he dedicated himself to semi-professional basketball for three more years with the Lancaster Red Roses and then coached college and junior teams.
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2023-09-10 06:12:50
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