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, 137 days
2 Leo Kubiak December 25, 1926 American Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) 99 years, 31 days
3 John Barber June 27, 1927 American St. Louis Hawks (1957) 98 years, 212 days
4 Bill Calhoun November 4, 1927 American Rochester Royals (1947–1951)

Baltimore Bullets (1951–1952)

Milwaukee Hawks (1952–1955)

98 years, 82 days
5 John O'Boyle March 7, 1928 American Milwaukee Hawks (1952) 97 years, 324 days
6 Bob Cousy August 9, 1928 American Boston Celtics (1950–1963)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

97 years, 169 days
7 Fred Christ August 6, 1930 American New York Knicks (1954) 95 years, 172 days
8 Bill Mlkvy January 19, 1931 American Philadelphia Warriors (1952–1953) 95 years, 6 days
9 Frank Reddout March 4, 1931 American Rochester Royals (1953) 94 years, 327 days
10 Cliff Hagan December 9, 1931 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969)

94 years, 47 days
11 Bob Santini February 17, 1932 American New York Knicks (1955) 93 years, 342 days
12 Red Davis April 22, 1932 American Rochester Royals (1955–1956) 93 years, 278 days
13 Richie Guerin May 29, 1932 American New York Knicks (1956–1963)

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

93 years, 241 days
14 Forest Able July 27, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1956–1957) 93 years, 182 days
15 Whitey Bell September 13, 1932 American New York Knicks (1960–1961) 93 years, 134 days
16 Jackie Moore September 24, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1954)

Milwaukee Hawks (1954)

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957)

93 years, 123 days
17 Guy Sparrow November 2, 1932 American New York Knicks (1957–1959)

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960)

93 years, 84 days
18 Bob Pettit December 12, 1932 American Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) 93 years, 44 days
19 Chuck Mencel April 21, 1933 American Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) 92 years, 279 days
20 Arlen Bockhorn July 8, 1933 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) 92 years, 201 days
21 Rich Eichhorst October 21, 1933 American St. Louis Hawks (1962) 92 years, 96 days
22 Norm Stewart January 20, 1935 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) 91 years, 5 days
23 Ray Radziszewski March 1, 1935 American Philadelphia Warriors (1957) 90 years, 330 days
24 Brendan McCann July 5, 1935 American New York Knicks (1957–1960) 90 years, 204 days
25 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, 180 days
26 Bill Ebben October 7, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 110 days
27 Vernon Hatton January 13, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 12 days
28 Willie Jones June 29, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) 89 years, 210 days
29 Mike Farmer September 26, 1936 American New York Knicks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966)

89 years, 121 days
30 Dick Barnett October 2, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1959–1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1965)

New York Knicks (1965–1973)

89 years, 115 days
31 Adrian Smith October 5, 1936 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

Virginia Squires (1971–1972)

89 years, 112 days
32 Tommy Kearns October 6, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) 89 years, 111 days
33 Johnny Cox November 1, 1936 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) 89 years, 85 days
34 George Lee November 23, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968)

89 years, 63 days
35 Willis Thomas 1937 American Denver Rockets (1967)

Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968)

88 years, 25 days to 89 years, 24 days
36 Bailey Howell January 20, 1937 American Detroit Pistons (1959–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

89 years, 5 days
37 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, 343 days
38 Wayne Embry March 26, 1937 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

88 years, 305 days
39 Sam Stith July 22, 1937 American New york Knicks (1961–1962) 88 years, 187 days
40 Bob Anderegg August 24, 1937 American New York Knicks (1959–1960) 88 years, 154 days
41 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, 89 days
42 Gene Wiley November 12, 1937 American Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968)

88 years, 74 days
43 Paul Neumann January 30, 1938 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)

San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967)

87 years, 360 days
44 Frank Radovich March 3, 1938 American Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) 87 years, 328 days
45 Mel Peterson March 23, 1938 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1969)

Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)

87 years, 308 days
46 Ray Scott July 12, 1938 American Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

87 years, 197 days
47 Howie Jolliff July 20, 1938 American Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) 87 years, 189 days
48 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, 126 days
49 Bob McNeill October 22, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1961)

Philadelphia Warriors (1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962)

87 years, 95 days
50 Tom Meschery October 26, 1938 American Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1961–1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

87 years, 91 days
51 Dave Budd October 28, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1965) 87 years, 89 days
52 Em Bryant November 4, 1938 American New York Knicks (1964–1968)

Boston Celtics (1968–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970–1972)

87 years, 82 days
53 Satch Sanders November 8, 1938 American Boston Celtics (1960–1973) 87 years, 78 days
54 Oscar Robertson November 24, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)

Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)

87 years, 62 days
55 Jay Arnette December 19, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) 87 years, 37 days
56 Bob Wiesenhahn December 22, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) 87 years, 34 days
57 Lee Shaffer February 23, 1939 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) 86 years, 336 days
58 Orbie Bowling March 31, 1939 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) 86 years, 300 days
59 Whitey Martin April 11, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 289 days
60 Ken Rohloff April 18, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964) 86 years, 282 days
61 Tom Thacker November 2, 1939 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)

Boston Celtics (1967–1968)

Indiana Pacers (1968–1971)

86 years, 84 days
62 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, 80 days
63 George Blaney November 12, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 74 days
64 Gary Phillips December 7, 1939 American Boston Celtics (1961–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1966)

86 years, 49 days
65 Mel Nowell December 27, 1939 American Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)

New Jersey Americans (1967–1968)

86 years, 29 days
66 Hubie White January 26, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963)

Philadelphia 76ers (1964)

Miami Floridians (1969–1970)

Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1971)

85 years, 364 days
67 Danny Doyle February 6, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962) 85 years, 353 days
68 Kevin Loughery March 28, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)

Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971)

Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973)

85 years, 303 days
69 Jerry Lucas March 30, 1940 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1974)

85 years, 301 days
70 John Windsor April 3, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) 85 years, 297 days
71 Don Nelson May 15, 1940 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)

Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)

Boston Celtics (1965–1976)

85 years, 255 days
72 Bill Garner June 17, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) 85 years, 222 days
73 Eddie Miles July 5, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1972)

85 years, 204 days
74 Tom Bowens July 7, 1940 American Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970)

85 years, 202 days
75 Bob Woollard July 27, 1940 American Miami Floridians (1970) 85 years, 182 days
76 Howie Montgomery August 22, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 156 days
77 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, 133 days
78 Bob Duffy September 26, 1940 American St. Louis Hawks (1962–1963)

New York Knicks (1963)

Detroit Pistons (1963–1964)

85 years, 121 days
79 Darel Carrier October 26, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)

Memphis Tams (1972–1973)

85 years, 91 days
80 Bill Crow December 9, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967) 85 years, 47 days
81 Dave Fedor December 10, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 46 days
82 Jerry Grote December 28, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) 85 years, 28 days
83 Mel Gibson December 30, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963) 85 years, 26 days
84 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, 2 days
85 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, 352 days
86 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, 317 days
87 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, 247 days
88 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, 194 days
89 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, 141 days
90 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, 101 days
91 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, 85 days
92 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, 33 days
93 Walt Byrd 1942 American Miami Floridians (1969–1970) 83 years, 25 days to 84 years, 24 days
94 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, 23 days
95 Bud Acton January 11, 1942 American San Diego Rockets (1968) 84 years, 14 days
96 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, 13 days
97 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, 345 days
98 Willie Somerset March 17, 1942 American Baltimore Bullets (1965)

Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)

New York Nets (1969)

83 years, 314 days
99 Jeff Mullins March 18, 1942 American St. Louis Hawks (1964–1966)

San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1966–1976)

83 years, 313 days
100 Dave Lee March 31, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1969)

83 years, 300 days
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