Dan Hester
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1948 Mount Vernon, Illinois,U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2023(aged 74) Fountain Hills, Arizona,U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1970:2nd round, 31st overall pick |
| Selected by theAtlanta Hawks | |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 14, 8 |
| Career history | |
| 1970–1971 | Denver Rockets |
| 1971 | Kentucky Colonels |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| StatsatBasketball Reference | |
Dan Wayne Hester(November 8, 1948 – July 30, 2023) was an Americanprofessional basketballcenterwho played one season in theAmerican Basketball Association(ABA) as a member of theDenver Rocketsand theKentucky Colonelsduring the 1970–71 season. He was drafted fromLouisiana State Universityby theAtlanta Hawksduring the second round of the1970 NBA draft,but he never played for them.[1]
Hester worked in business after his playing career and was employed byNovartisat the time of his retirement in 2014.[2]He had two children with his wife, Jan.[2]Hester died in his sleep on July 30, 2023.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Dan Hester Player ProfileRetrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^abc"Dan Hester Obituary (1948 - 2023)".The Advocate.RetrievedOctober 6,2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics fromBasketball Reference
- College statistics
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- 1948 births
- 2023 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Denver Rockets players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Kentucky Colonels players
- LSU Tigers men's basketball players
- People from Mount Vernon, Illinois
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs