Fred Zollner
Hall of fame inductee
1901 – 1982
Who was Fred Zollner?
Fred Zollner was called "Mr. Pro Basketball" as the founder and longtime owner along with his sister Janet of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America into the National Basketball Association in 1949.
Zollner, an industrialist, was born in Little Falls, Minnesota and received a degree from the University of Minnesota in 1927. Zollner Corporation, formed in 1912, was a Tier-1 supplier of pistons to companies such as Ford, General Motors, International Harvester, John Deere and Outboard Marine. At one time, he employed more than 1200 people in his Fort Wayne, Indiana foundry. The company had 230 employees when it was acquired by Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG in 1999.
Zollner Island in Lake Kabetogama in Voyageurs National Park where he had a cabin is named for him.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1901
Minnesota - Education
- University of Minnesota
- Lived in
- Minnesota
- Died
- Jun 21, 1982
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on July 23, 2013
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