Nationality Finnish Height 1.83 m | Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
1944–1960 Kiri-Veikot / HOK-Veikot / Pantterit Died 8 March 2016, Helsinki, Finland | ||
Esko Ensio ”Sir Emal” Karhunen (4 January 1928 – 8 March 2016) was a Finnish basketball player and contributor.
The 183-centimetre-tall (6 ft 0 in) Karhunen played his whole SM-sarja career for Pantterit and its predecessors winning a record-high total of 13 Finnish championships. He also capped eight times for Finland men's national team and represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. After his career as a player Karhunen was a basketball contributor in Pantterit. He organized a practise tournament which was played between 1971–2000 and brought Harlem Globetrotters to Finland.
Karhunen was inducted to Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Karhunen died peacefully on March 8, 2016 in Helsinki at 88 years of age.
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