Tony Jaros
Personal information | |
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Born | February 22, 1920 |
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Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Edison (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
College | Minnesota (1942–1946) |
Playing career | 1946–1951 |
Position | Forward / Guard |
Number | 26, 13 |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Chicago Stags |
1947–1951 | Minneapolis Lakers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Anthony Joseph Jaros (February 22, 1920–April 22, 1995) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'3" (1.90 m) forward/guard from the University of Minnesota, Jaros played four seasons (1946–1947; 1948–1951) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won two league championships with the Lakers. He also spent one season in the National Basketball League with the Lakers (1947-1948), winning the NBL title that season.
Jaros went to Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis, and later owned a well-known bar in that neighborhood that bears his name to this day. Tony Jaros' River Garden bar is home of the "Greenie" a very strong lime-flavored drink made with vodka. The bar has several photos of Jaros, as well as one of his last NBA Pension checks, framed on the wall.
External links
- Tony Jaros at Basketball-Reference.com
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