Dan Hester

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Dan Hester
Personal information
Born(1948-11-08)November 8, 1948
Mount Vernon, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 2023(2023-07-30) (aged 74)
Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1970: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Hawks
PositionCenter
Number14, 8
Career history
1970–1971Denver Rockets
1971Kentucky Colonels
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-SEC (1970)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Dan Wayne Hester (November 8, 1948 – July 30, 2023) was an American professional basketball center who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Denver Rockets and the Kentucky Colonels during the 1970–71 season. He was drafted from Louisiana State University by the Atlanta Hawks during the second round of the 1970 NBA draft, but he never played for them.[1]

Hester worked in business after his playing career and was employed by Novartis at the time of his retirement in 2014.[2] He had two children with his wife, Jan.[2] Hester died in his sleep on July 30, 2023.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dan Hester Player Profile Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Dan Hester Obituary (1948 - 2023)". The Advocate. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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