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Paul Yesawich
Personal information
Born(1923-11-27)November 27, 1923
New York City, New York
DiedDecember 13, 2017(2017-12-13) (aged 94)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrooklyn Tech (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeNiagara (1941–1943, 1946–1948)
NBA draft1948: undrafted
PositionForward
Career history
1948Syracuse Nationals
Career highlights and awards
  • Niagara University Hall of Fame (1966)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Paul Joseph "Hooks" Yesawich Jr. (November 27, 1923 – December 13, 2017)[2] was an American basketball player who played in the United States' National Basketball League in five games for the Syracuse Nationals.[3][4] Yesawich was also a New York attorney and judge, serving as a member of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department from 1974 to 1981.[2]

References

  1. ^ Paul Yesawich's obituary
  2. ^ a b "Paul J. Yesawich, Jr". Justices of the Court (Historical). NYcourts.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Paul Yesawich NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Paul Yesawich statistics". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.