Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Role Basketball Player Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Weight 100 kg | Number 21 Name Nate DeLong Pro career 1952 | |
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Born January 5, 1926 ( 1926-01-05 ) College Wisconsin–River Falls (1946–1950) NBA draft 1950 / Round: 9 / Pick: 99th overall Education University of Wisconsin–River Falls | ||
Nathan J. DeLong (January 5, 1926 – May 5, 2010) was a center in the National Basketball Association.
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Biography
A native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, DeLong was a long-time resident of Hayward, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. From 1989 to 2008, he served on the Board of Supervisors of Sawyer County, Wisconsin. After serving aboard the USS Valencia (AKA-81) in the United States Navy during World War II, DeLong married Donna Wells. He had two children.
Professional basketball career
DeLong was drafted in the ninth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He later played with the franchise after it moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Moline, Illinois and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
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