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Name
  
Richie Niemiera

Role
  
Basketball Player


Died
  
2003

Height
  
1.85 m

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John Richard Niemiera (May 26, 1921 – December 27, 2003) was a professional basketball player who spent two season in the National Basketball League (NBL) and one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his NBL career he played for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons during the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons. He continued playing for the Pistons once they joined the BAA. During his final season in the NBA, Niemiera played for Anderson Packers after being traded by the Pistons along with Charles B. Black for Ralph Johnson and Howie Schultz. He attended the University of Notre Dame.

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