Nelson Bobb

Nelson "Nitzy" Bobb (February 25, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American basketball player.

Nelson Bobb
Personal information
Born(1924-02-25)February 25, 1924
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 8, 2003(2003-12-08) (aged 79)
Irvine, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeTemple (1942–1943, 1946–1949)
NBA draft1949 / Round: 3
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1949–1953
PositionPoint guard
Number5
Career history
19491953Philadelphia Warriors
Career statistics
Points1,052 (4.6 ppg)
Rebounds405 (2.4 rpg)
Assists488 (2.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.


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