Whitey Von Nieda
American basketball player (1922-2023)
Stanley Lee "Whitey" Von Nieda Jr. (June 19, 1922 – September 6, 2023[1]) [2] is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He was born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. In 1950, he began playing for the National Basketball Association with the Baltimore Bullets.
Von Nieda turned 100 in June 2022, making him the first NBA player to reach 100 years of age.[3]
References
change- ↑ Gross, Mike (September 8, 2023). "Ephrata's Whitey Von Nieda, NBA veteran, dies at 101". LancasterOnline. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Stan 'Whitey' Von Nieda, NBA's oldest alumnus ever, dies at 101". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Gross, Mike. "Ephrata basketball legend Von Nieda celebrates a century". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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