Radivoj Korać

Basketball Player

1938 – 1969

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Who was Radivoj Korać?

Radivoj Korać, sometimes also Radivoje, was a successful Serbian basketball player, from Yugoslavia. He died in a car crash at the age of 30, and FIBA Europe had established the Radivoj Korać Cup in his remembrance in 1971.

Korać was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors.

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Born
Nov 5, 1938
Sombor
Also known as
  • Radivoj Korac
  • Radivoje Korac
Nationality
  • Serbia
Lived in
  • Sombor
Died
Jun 2, 1969
Sarajevo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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