Wim Franke
Wim Franke (9 August 1941 – 10 June 2013) was a Dutch basketball player.[1] After his playing career he became baskbetball coach, manager and director.[2]
Wim Franke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1941 |
| Died | 10 June 2013 (aged 71) Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | basketball player |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Franke became became eight times champion with Den Helder, Den Bosch and Amsterdam. He played with the Netherlands men's national basketball team a total of 60 international matches, including at EuroBasket 1961 and EuroBasket 1963.[2]
Franke started playing basketball around 1954 at the age of 12 years, with The Wolves Amsterdam.[3]
In the late 1960s Franke suspended by the basketball association.[4] In 1970 while playing with Flamingo's Haarlem, during a match against The Wolves Amsterdam, Franke started fighting with Frans de Haan and was sent off the field.[5]
Franke was the father of basketball player Rolf Franke and grandfather of basketball player Yannick Franke.[3][2] Franke died in Hoofddorp on 10 June 2013 at the age of 71 years old.[6] Ten year after his death in July 2023, he was posthumously honored with a basketball court in Vreeland.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Wim Franke Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier". NBB (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "De Franke dynastie gaat door in Groningen". leonkerstenbasketbal.nl (in Dutch). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ""VERGETEN" BASKETBALLERS | WIM FRANKE †, DE BEWOGEN BASKETBALL REIZIGER". Dutch Basketball Memory Lane (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ "Na langdurige schorsing: Wim Franke kan nog basketballen Gemoederen verhit". NRC Handelsblad. 13 January 1969.
- ↑ "Weer incident in competitie basketbal: Wim Frranke van het veld gestuurd". Trouw. 12 January 1970 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Oud-international Wim Franke (71) overleden". basketball.nl (in Dutch). 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Topbasketballer Wim Franke krijgt postuum eigen veldje in Vreeland". De Gooi- en Eemlander (in Dutch). 9 July 2023.
Other websites
change- Wim Franke at FIBA
