Nick Vanos
| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 13, 1963 San Mateo, California |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall |
| 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 Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicholas "Nick" Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. 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.
His career with the Suns lasted only two years before coming to a tragic end. On August 16, 1987, Vanos and his fiancee boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 255, after visiting his fiancee's parents, for a trip to Phoenix, Arizona. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashed on takeoff from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, killing 154 passengers and crew, as well as two motorists.[1]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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