Frank Gates

Ben Frank (Javon) Gates (April 12, 1920 – July 26, 1978) was a professional basketball player who spent two seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) and one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the 1946–47 NBL season, Gates played for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and later the Anderson Duffey Packers, who he re-signed with for the 1947–48 season. He joined the Packers again during the 1949–50 season, this time in the NBA. He attended Sam Houston State University.