Al Cervi

Basketball Player

1917 – 2009

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Who was Al Cervi?

Alfred Nicholas Cervi was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association. One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, he was always assigned to defend against the opposing team's best scoring threat. He earned the nickname Digger because of his hard-nosed style of defense.

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Born
Feb 12, 1917
Buffalo
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • East High School
Lived in
  • Buffalo
Died
Nov 9, 2009
Rochester

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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