Nelson Bobb
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 8, 2003 (aged 79) Irvine, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (1942–1943, 1946–1949) |
| NBA draft | 1949: 3rd round |
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1949–1953 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1953 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 1,052 (4.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 405 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 488 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nelson "Nitzy" Bobb (February 25, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American basketball player.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, he played collegiately for hometown Temple University.
He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1949 BAA draft and the Syracuse Nationals in the 1949 NBL draft.
He played for the Warriors (1949–53) in the NBA for 227 games.
Bobb died December 8, 2003 of cancer in Irvine, California.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2003 deaths
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Point guards
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs