Nationality American Name Nick Vanos Career start 1985 Playing career Weight 102 kg | Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Height 2.16 m Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Role Basketball Player Career end 1987 | |
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Born April 13, 1963San Mateo, California ( 1963-04-13 ) NBA draft 1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall Education | ||
Nick vanos phoenix suns tribute video 2008
Nicolaas Peter "Nick" Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The San Mateo, California, native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 NBA Draft, after playing for Hillsdale High School and collegiately at Santa Clara University. He played for the Suns as a center on the team.
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His career with the Suns lasted only two years before coming to a tragic end. On August 16, 1987, Vanos and his fiancee boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 255, after visiting his fiancee's parents, for a trip to Phoenix, Arizona. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashed after takeoff from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, killing 154 passengers and crew, as well as two motorists.
Death of nick vanos on nw airlines flight 255 a sacrifice for detroit pistons in 88 nba finals
