List of oldest living NBA and ABA players

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This article contains a list of the oldest living National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association players. Of those living, the oldest living actually is Harry Donovan. In gold those who belong to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Oldest living players

Rank Player Date of birth Nationality Team(s) Age (years, days)
1 Harry Donovan September 10, 1926 American New York Knicks (1949–1950) 99 years, 135 days
2 Leo Kubiak December 25, 1926 American Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) 99 years, 29 days
3 John Barber June 27, 1927 American St. Louis Hawks (1957) 98 years, 210 days
4 Bob Cousy August 9, 1928 American Boston Celtics (1950–1963)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

97 years, 167 days
5 Fred Christ August 6, 1930 American New York Knicks (1954) 95 years, 170 days
6 Frank Reddout March 4, 1931 American Rochester Royals (1953) 94 years, 325 days
7 Cliff Hagan December 9, 1931 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969)

94 years, 45 days
8 Bob Santini February 17, 1932 American New York Knicks (1955) 93 years, 340 days
9 Red Davis April 22, 1932 American Rochester Royals (1955–1956) 93 years, 276 days
10 Richie Guerin May 29, 1932 American New York Knicks (1956–1963)

St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1963–1967, 1968–1970)

93 years, 239 days
11 Jackie Moore September 24, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1954)

Milwaukee Hawks (1954)

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957)

93 years, 121 days
12 Guy Sparrow November 2, 1932 American New York Knicks (1957–1959)

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960)

93 years, 82 days
13 Bob Pettit December 12, 1932 American Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) 93 years, 42 days
14 Chuck Mencel April 21, 1933 American Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) 92 years, 277 days
15 Arlen Bockhorn July 8, 1933 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) 92 years, 199 days
16 Rich Eichhorst October 21, 1933 American St. Louis Hawks (1962) 92 years, 94 days
17 Norm Stewart January 20, 1935 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) 91 years, 3 days
18 Ray Radziszewski March 1, 1935 American Philadelphia Warriors (1957) 90 years, 328 days
19 Barney Cable July 29, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1958–1959)

Syracuse Nationals (1959–1961)

Chicago Packers (1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1961–1963)

Chicago Zephirs / Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

90 years, 178 days
20 Bill Ebben October 7, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 108 days
21 Willie Jones June 29, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) 89 years, 208 days
22 Mike Farmer September 26, 1936 American New York Knicks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966)

89 years, 119 days
23 Adrian Smith October 5, 1936 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

Virginia Squires (1971–1972)

89 years, 110 days
24 Tommy Kearns October 6, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) 89 years, 109 days
25 Johnny Cox November 1, 1936 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) 89 years, 83 days
26 George Lee November 23, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968)

89 years, 61 days
27 Willis Thomas 1937 American Denver Rockets (1967)

Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968)

88 years, 23 days to 89 years, 22 days
28 Bailey Howell January 20, 1937 American Detroit Pistons (1959–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

89 years, 3 days
29 Dave Gambee February 16, 1937 American St. Louis Hawks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960)

Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1960–1967)

San Diego Rockets (1967–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

Detroit Pistons (1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1970)

88 years, 341 days
30 Wayne Embry March 26, 1937 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

88 years, 303 days
31 Sam Stith July 22, 1937 American New york Knicks (1961–1962) 88 years, 185 days
32 Gene Wiley November 12, 1937 American Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968)

88 years, 72 days
33 Paul Neumann January 30, 1938 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)

San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967)

87 years, 358 days
34 Frank Radovich March 3, 1938 American Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) 87 years, 326 days
35 Mel Peterson March 23, 1938 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1969)

Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)

87 years, 306 days
36 Ray Scott July 12, 1938 American Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

87 years, 195 days
37 Howie Jolliff July 20, 1938 American Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) 87 years, 187 days
38 Doug Moe September 21, 1938 American New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1968)

Oakland Oaks (1968–1969)

Carolina Cougars (1969–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

87 years, 124 days
39 Bob McNeill October 22, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1961)

Philadelphia Warriors (1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962)

87 years, 93 days
40 Tom Meschery October 26, 1938 American Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1961–1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

87 years, 89 days
41 Dave Budd October 28, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1965) 87 years, 87 days
42 Em Bryant November 4, 1938 American New York Knicks (1964–1968)

Boston Celtics (1968–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970–1972)

87 years, 80 days
43 Satch Sanders November 8, 1938 American Boston Celtics (1960–1973) 87 years, 76 days
44 Oscar Robertson November 24, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)

Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)

87 years, 60 days
45 Jay Arnette December 19, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) 87 years, 35 days
46 Bob Wiesenhahn December 22, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) 87 years, 32 days
47 Lee Shaffer February 23, 1939 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) 86 years, 334 days
48 Orbie Bowling March 31, 1939 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) 86 years, 298 days
49 Whitey Martin April 11, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 287 days
50 Ken Rohloff April 18, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964) 86 years, 280 days
51 Tom Thacker November 2, 1939 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)

Boston Celtics (1967–1968)

Indiana Pacers (1968–1971)

86 years, 82 days
52 John Tresvant November 6, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964–1965)

Detroit Pistons (1965–1968)

Cincinnati Royals (1968–1969)

Seattle SuperSonics (1969–1970)

Los Angeles Lakers (1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1972)

86 years, 78 days
53 George Blaney November 12, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 72 days
54 Mel Nowell December 27, 1939 American Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)

New Jersey Americans (1967–1968)

86 years, 27 days
55 Hubie White January 26, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963)

Philadelphia 76ers (1964)

Miami Floridians (1969–1970)

Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1971)

85 years, 362 days
56 Danny Doyle February 6, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962) 85 years, 351 days
57 Kevin Loughery March 28, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)

Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971)

Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973)

85 years, 301 days
58 Jerry Lucas March 30, 1940 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1974)

85 years, 299 days
59 John Windsor April 3, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) 85 years, 295 days
60 Don Nelson May 15, 1940 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)

Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)

Boston Celtics (1965–1976)

85 years, 253 days
61 Bill Garner June 17, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) 85 years, 220 days
62 Eddie Miles July 5, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1972)

85 years, 202 days
63 Tom Bowens July 7, 1940 American Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970)

85 years, 200 days
64 Howie Montgomery August 22, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 154 days
65 Larry Brown September 14, 1940 American New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1968)

Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps / Virginia Squires (1968–1971)

Denver Rockets (1971–1972)

85 years, 131 days
66 Bob Duffy September 26, 1940 American St. Louis Hawks (1962–1963)

New York Knicks (1963)

Detroit Pistons (1963–1964)

85 years, 119 days
67 Darel Carrier October 26, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)

Memphis Tams (1972–1973)

85 years, 89 days
68 Bill Crow December 9, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967) 85 years, 45 days
69 Dave Fedor December 10, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 44 days
70 Jerry Grote December 28, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) 85 years, 26 days
71 Mel Gibson December 30, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963) 85 years, 24 days
72 Tom Hoover January 23, 1941 American New York Knicks (1963–1965)

St. Louis Hawks (1967)

Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

Houston Mavericks (1968)

Minnesota Pipers (1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

85 years, 0 days
73 Jim King February 7, 1941 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1966)

San Francisco Warriors (1966–1969)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

Chicago Bulls (1970–1973)

84 years, 350 days
74 Ira Harge March 14, 1941 American Pittsburgh Pipers (1967–1968)

Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps (1968–1970)

Carolina Cougars (1970, 1973)

The Floridians (1971–1972)

Utah Stars (1972–1973)

84 years, 315 days
75 Rod Thorn May 23, 1941 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Detroit Pistons (1964–1965)

St. Louis Hawks (1965–1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

84 years, 245 days
76 Archie Clark July 15, 1941 American Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1968)

Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1971)

Baltimore / Capital Bullets (1971–1974)

Seattle SuperSonics (1974–1975)

Detroit Pistons (1975–1976)

84 years, 192 days
77 Gerry Ward September 6, 1941 American St. Louis Hawks (1963–1964)

Boston Celtics (1964–1965)

Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1966)

Chicago Bulls (1966–1967)

84 years, 139 days
78 Mel Counts October 16, 1941 American Boston Celtics (1964–1966)

Baltimore Bullets (1966–1967)

Los Angeles Lakers (1967–1970, 1972–1974)

Phoenix Suns (1970–1972)

Philadelphia 76ers (1972)

New Orleans Jazz (1974–1976)

84 years, 99 days
79 Joe Caldwell November 1, 1941 American Detroit Pistons (1964–1965)

St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1965–1970)

Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis (1970–1975)

84 years, 83 days
80 Freddie Crawford December 23, 1941 American New York Knicks (1967–1968)

Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1969)

Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

84 years, 31 days
81 Walt Byrd 1942 American Miami Floridians (1969–1970) 83 years, 23 days to 84 years, 22 days
82 Gerald Govan January 2, 1942 American New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970)

Memphis Pros (1970–1972)

Utah Stars (1972–1975)

Virginia Squires (1975–1976)

84 years, 21 days
83 Bud Acton January 11, 1942 American San Diego Rockets (1968) 84 years, 12 days
84 Art Becker January 12, 1942 American Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)

Indiana Pacers (1969–1971)

Denver Rockets (1971–1972)

New York Nets (1972)

Dallas Chaparrals (1972)

84 years, 11 days
85 Wali Jones February 14, 1942 American Baltimore Bullets (1964–1965)

Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1971, 1976)

Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1973)

Utah Stars (1974–1975)

Detroit Pistons (1975–1976)

83 years, 343 days
86 Willie Somerset March 17, 1942 American Baltimore Bullets (1965)

Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)

New York Nets (1969)

83 years, 312 days
87 Jeff Mullins March 18, 1942 American St. Louis Hawks (1964–1966)

San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1966–1976)

83 years, 311 days
88 Dave Lee March 31, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1969)

83 years, 298 days
89 Larry Bergh April 2, 1942 American Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970) 83 years, 296 days
90 Roger Schurig April 3, 1942 American Houston Mavericks (1967–1968) 83 years, 295 days
91 Henry Finkel April 20, 1942 American Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967)

San Diego Rockets (1967–1969)

Boston Celtics (1969–1975)

83 years, 278 days
92 Al Beard April 27, 1942 American New Jersey Americans (1967–1968) 83 years, 271 days
93 Bob Weiss May 7, 1942 American Philadelphia 76ers (1965, 1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968)

Chicago Bulls (1968–1974)

Buffalo Braves (1974–1976)

Washington Bullets (1976–1977)

83 years, 261 days
94 Willie Porter July 3, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers (1968)

Houston Mavericks (1968)

83 years, 204 days
95 Fred Hetzel July 21, 1942 American San Francisco Warriors (1965–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

Cincinnati Royals (1969)

Philadelphia 76ers (1969–1970)

Los Angeles Lakers (1970–1971)

83 years, 186 days
96 Maurice McHartley August 1, 1942 American New York Nets (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1968–1969, 1970)

Miami Floridians (1969)

Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970)

83 years, 175 days
97 Bob Netolicky August 2, 1942 American Indiana Pacers (1967–1972, 1973–1976)

Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs (1972–1973)

83 years, 174 days
98 Bud Koper August 9, 1942 American San Francisco Warriors (1964–1965) 83 years, 167 days
99 Ron Reed November 2, 1942 American Detroit Pistons (1965–1967) 83 years, 82 days
100 Mike Dabich December 27, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967)

Dallas Chaparrals (1968)

83 years, 27 days
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