Nick Vanos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1963 San Mateo, California |
| Died | August 16, 1987 (aged 24) near Romulus, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hillsdale (San Mateo, California) |
| College | Santa Clara (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1985–1987 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1987 | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Nicolaas Peter Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The San Mateo, California, native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 NBA draft, after playing for Hillsdale High School and collegiately at Santa Clara University. He played for the Suns as a center on the team.[1]
His career with the Suns lasted only two years before coming to a tragic end. On August 16, 1987, Vanos and his fiancée, Carolyn Cohen, boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 255, after visiting his fiancée's parents, for a trip to Phoenix, Arizona.[2] The plane crashed after takeoff from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, killing 154 passengers and crew, including Vanos and his fiancée, as well as two motorists.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Nick Vanos Remembered: 1963-1987". NBA.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "The parents of Phoenix Suns basketball player Nick Vanos,..." United Press International. October 29, 1987. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Northwest Flight 255 Memorial". Northwest. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1963 births
- 1987 deaths
- Accidental deaths in Michigan
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Dutch descent
- Basketball players from California
- Centers (basketball)
- People from San Mateo, California
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
- Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball players
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs