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, 140 days
2 Leo Kubiak December 25, 1926 American Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) 99 years, 34 days
3 John Barber June 27, 1927 American St. Louis Hawks (1957) 98 years, 215 days
4 Bill Calhoun November 4, 1927 American Rochester Royals (1947–1951)

Baltimore Bullets (1951–1952)

Milwaukee Hawks (1952–1955)

98 years, 85 days
5 John O'Boyle March 7, 1928 American Milwaukee Hawks (1952) 97 years, 327 days
6 Bob Cousy August 9, 1928 American Boston Celtics (1950–1963)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

97 years, 172 days
7 Fred Christ August 6, 1930 American New York Knicks (1954) 95 years, 175 days
8 Bill Mlkvy January 19, 1931 American Philadelphia Warriors (1952–1953) 95 years, 9 days
9 Frank Reddout March 4, 1931 American Rochester Royals (1953) 94 years, 330 days
10 Cliff Hagan December 9, 1931 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969)

94 years, 50 days
11 Ernie Beck December 11, 1931 American Philadelphia Warriors (1952–1960)

St. Louis Hawks (1961)

Syracuse Nationals (1961)

94 years, 48 days
12 Bob Santini February 17, 1932 American New York Knicks (1955) 93 years, 345 days
13 Red Davis April 22, 1932 American Rochester Royals (1955–1956) 93 years, 281 days
14 Richie Guerin May 29, 1932 American New York Knicks (1956–1963)

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

93 years, 244 days
15 Forest Able July 27, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1956–1957) 93 years, 185 days
16 Whitey Bell September 13, 1932 American New York Knicks (1960–1961) 93 years, 137 days
17 Jackie Moore September 24, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1954)

Milwaukee Hawks (1954)

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957)

93 years, 126 days
18 Guy Sparrow November 2, 1932 American New York Knicks (1957–1959)

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960)

93 years, 87 days
19 Bob Pettit December 12, 1932 American Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) 93 years, 47 days
20 Chuck Mencel April 21, 1933 American Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) 92 years, 282 days
21 Arlen Bockhorn July 8, 1933 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) 92 years, 204 days
22 Rich Eichhorst October 21, 1933 American St. Louis Hawks (1962) 92 years, 99 days
23 Jim Ray January 12, 1934 American Syracuse Nationals (1956, 1959) 92 years, 16 days
24 Norm Stewart January 20, 1935 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) 91 years, 8 days
25 Ray Radziszewski March 1, 1935 American Philadelphia Warriors (1957) 90 years, 333 days
26 Brendan McCann July 5, 1935 American New York Knicks (1957–1960) 90 years, 207 days
27 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, 183 days
28 Bill Ebben October 7, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 113 days
29 Vernon Hatton January 13, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 15 days
30 Don Ohl April 18, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1968)

St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1968–1970)

89 years, 285 days
31 Willie Jones June 29, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) 89 years, 213 days
32 Mike Farmer September 26, 1936 American New York Knicks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966)

89 years, 124 days
33 Dick Barnett October 2, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1959–1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1965)

New York Knicks (1965–1973)

89 years, 118 days
34 Adrian Smith October 5, 1936 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

Virginia Squires (1971–1972)

89 years, 115 days
35 Tommy Kearns October 6, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) 89 years, 114 days
36 Johnny Cox November 1, 1936 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) 89 years, 88 days
37 Al Attles November 7, 1936 American Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1960–1971) 89 years, 82 days
38 George Lee November 23, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968)

89 years, 66 days
39 Willis Thomas 1937 American Denver Rockets (1967)

Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968)

88 years, 28 days to 89 years, 27 days
40 Bailey Howell January 20, 1937 American Detroit Pistons (1959–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

89 years, 8 days
41 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, 346 days
42 Wayne Embry March 26, 1937 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

88 years, 308 days
43 Sam Stith July 22, 1937 American New york Knicks (1961–1962) 88 years, 190 days
44 Bob Anderegg August 24, 1937 American New York Knicks (1959–1960) 88 years, 157 days
45 Lenny Wilkens October 28, 1937 American St. Louis Hawks (1960–1968)

Seattle SuperSonics (1968–1972)

Cleveland Cavaliers (1972–1974)

Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1975)

88 years, 92 days
46 Gene Wiley November 12, 1937 American Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968)

88 years, 77 days
47 Paul Neumann January 30, 1938 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)

San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967)

87 years, 363 days
48 Frank Radovich March 3, 1938 American Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) 87 years, 331 days
49 Mel Peterson March 23, 1938 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1969)

Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)

87 years, 311 days
50 Ray Scott July 12, 1938 American Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

87 years, 200 days
51 Howie Jolliff July 20, 1938 American Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) 87 years, 192 days
52 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, 129 days
53 Bob McNeill October 22, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1961)

Philadelphia Warriors (1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962)

87 years, 98 days
54 Tom Meschery October 26, 1938 American Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1961–1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

87 years, 94 days
55 Dave Budd October 28, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1965) 87 years, 92 days
56 Em Bryant November 4, 1938 American New York Knicks (1964–1968)

Boston Celtics (1968–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970–1972)

87 years, 85 days
57 Satch Sanders November 8, 1938 American Boston Celtics (1960–1973) 87 years, 81 days
58 Oscar Robertson November 24, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)

Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)

87 years, 65 days
59 Jay Arnette December 19, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) 87 years, 40 days
60 Bob Wiesenhahn December 22, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) 87 years, 37 days
61 Lee Shaffer February 23, 1939 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) 86 years, 339 days
62 Orbie Bowling March 31, 1939 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) 86 years, 303 days
63 Whitey Martin April 11, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 292 days
64 Ken Rohloff April 18, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964) 86 years, 285 days
65 Tom Thacker November 2, 1939 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)

Boston Celtics (1967–1968)

Indiana Pacers (1968–1971)

86 years, 87 days
66 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, 83 days
67 George Blaney November 12, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 77 days
68 Gary Phillips December 7, 1939 American Boston Celtics (1961–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1966)

86 years, 52 days
69 Mel Nowell December 27, 1939 American Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)

New Jersey Americans (1967–1968)

86 years, 32 days
70 Hubie White January 26, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963)

Philadelphia 76ers (1964)

Miami Floridians (1969–1970)

Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1971)

86 years, 2 days
71 Danny Doyle February 6, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962) 85 years, 356 days
72 Kevin Loughery March 28, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)

Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971)

Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973)

85 years, 306 days
73 Jerry Lucas March 30, 1940 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1974)

85 years, 304 days
74 John Windsor April 3, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) 85 years, 300 days
75 Don Nelson May 15, 1940 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)

Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)

Boston Celtics (1965–1976)

85 years, 258 days
76 Bill Garner June 17, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) 85 years, 225 days
77 Eddie Miles July 5, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1972)

85 years, 207 days
78 Tom Bowens July 7, 1940 American Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970)

85 years, 205 days
79 Bobby Rascoe July 22, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1969) 85 years, 190 days
80 Bob Woollard July 27, 1940 American Miami Floridians (1970) 85 years, 185 days
81 Howie Montgomery August 22, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 159 days
82 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, 136 days
83 Bob Duffy September 26, 1940 American St. Louis Hawks (1962–1963)

New York Knicks (1963)

Detroit Pistons (1963–1964)

85 years, 124 days
84 Darel Carrier October 26, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)

Memphis Tams (1972–1973)

85 years, 94 days
85 Bill Crow December 9, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967) 85 years, 50 days
86 Dave Fedor December 10, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 49 days
87 Jerry Grote December 28, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) 85 years, 31 days
88 Mel Gibson December 30, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963) 85 years, 29 days
89 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, 5 days
90 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, 355 days
91 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, 320 days
92 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, 250 days
93 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, 197 days
94 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, 144 days
95 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, 104 days
96 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, 88 days
97 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, 36 days
98 Walt Byrd 1942 American Miami Floridians (1969–1970) 83 years, 28 days to 84 years, 27 days
99 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, 26 days
100 Bud Acton January 11, 1942 American San Diego Rockets (1968) 84 years, 17 days
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