John Postley
Personal information | |
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Born | May 30, 1940 |
Died | July 31, 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 30)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Postley (May 30, 1940 – July 31, 1970) was a professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers (1967–68). He did not play high school or college basketball.
Postley was discovered by John Chaney, who helped him into the Eastern Basketball Association's Wilkes-Barre Barons, where in the 1969–70 season he was the league's leading rebounder. Postley collapsed and died from a heart attack in a pro-am league game on July 31, 1970 in Philadelphia at age 30.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Barons' star collapses, dies during cage game". Scrantonian Tribune. August 2, 1970. p. 58. Retrieved January 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com