Billy Gabor
American basketball player (1922–2019)
William A. Gabor (May 13, 1922 – June 4, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. He played as a point guard. Between 1948 and 1955, he played for the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League and later the National Basketball Association. He was an NBA champion in 1955 and an NBA All-Star in 1953. At the time of his death in 2019, he was believed to the oldest living former NBA player.
Gabor was born in Binghamton, New York. He died of pneumonia on June 4, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. He was 97.[1]
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- ↑ "Former Syracuse star Billy Gabor dead at 97". ESPN. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
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