Nate DeLong explained

Nate DeLong
Birth Date:5 January 1926
Birth Place:Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Death Place:Duluth, Minnesota
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:220
Highschool:Chippewa Falls
(Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
Draftyear:1950
Draftround:9
Draftpick:99
Draftteam:Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career Position:Center
Career Number:21
Years1:1952
Team1:Milwaukee Hawks
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:64
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:31
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:14

Nathan J. DeLong (January 5, 1926 – May 5, 2010) was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Biography

A native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, DeLong was a long-time resident of Hayward, Wisconsin.[1] He attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. From 1989 to 2008, he served on the Board of Supervisors of Sawyer County, Wisconsin. After serving aboard the in the United States Navy during World War II, DeLong married Donna Wells. He had two children.

Professional basketball career

DeLong was drafted in the ninth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.[2] He later played with the franchise after it moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Moline, Illinois and became the Milwaukee Hawks.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: River Falls legend DeLong dies. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2011-06-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100513000040/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/93204574.html. 2010-05-13.
  2. Web site: Nate DeLong NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 18 August 2023.