George Nostrand
Basketball Player
1924 – 1981
Who was George Nostrand?
George Thomas Nostrand was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'8" forward/center from High Point University and the University of Wyoming, Nostrand played four seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Toronto Huskies, Cleveland Rebels, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Chicago Stags. He averaged 8.2 points per game in his professional career.
Nostrand is perhaps best known for appearing in a series of Canadian newspaper advertisements to promote the first National Basketball Association game, a November 1, 1946 contest between Nostrand's Toronto Huskies and the New York Knicks. The advertisements promised that anyone taller than Nostrand would receive free admission to the opening game.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1924
Uniondale - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Wyoming
- Died
- Nov 8, 1981
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on July 23, 2013
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