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) 98 years, 223 days
2 Leo Kubiak December 25, 1926 American Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) 98 years, 117 days
3 John Barber June 27, 1927 American St. Louis Hawks (1957) 97 years, 298 days
4 Bill Calhoun November 4, 1927 American Rochester Royals (1947–1951)

Baltimore Bullets (1951–1952)

Milwaukee Hawks (1952–1955)

97 years, 168 days
5 John O'Boyle March 7, 1928 American Milwaukee Hawks (1952) 97 years, 45 days
6 Bob Cousy August 9, 1928 American Boston Celtics (1950–1963)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

96 years, 255 days
7 Fred Christ August 6, 1930 American New York Knicks (1954) 94 years, 258 days
8 Bill Mlkvy January 19, 1931 American Philadelphia Warriors (1952–1953) 94 years, 92 days
9 Frank Reddout March 4, 1931 American Rochester Royals (1953) 94 years, 48 days
10 Cliff Hagan December 9, 1931 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969)

93 years, 133 days
11 Bob Santini February 17, 1932 American New York Knicks (1955) 93 years, 63 days
12 Red Davis April 22, 1932 American Rochester Royals (1955–1956) 92 years, 364 days
13 Richie Guerin May 29, 1932 American New York Knicks (1956–1963)

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

92 years, 327 days
14 Forest Able July 27, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1956–1957) 92 years, 268 days
15 Whitey Bell September 13, 1932 American New York Knicks (1960–1961) 92 years, 220 days
16 Jackie Moore September 24, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1954)

Milwaukee Hawks (1954)

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957)

92 years, 209 days
17 Guy Sparrow November 2, 1932 American New York Knicks (1957–1959)

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960)

92 years, 170 days
18 Bob Pettit December 12, 1932 American Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) 92 years, 130 days
19 Chuck Mencel April 21, 1933 American Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) 92 years, 0 days
20 Arlen Bockhorn July 8, 1933 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) 91 years, 287 days
21 Rich Eichhorst October 21, 1933 American St. Louis Hawks (1962) 91 years, 182 days
22 Norm Stewart January 20, 1935 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) 90 years, 91 days
23 Ray Radziszewski March 1, 1935 American Philadelphia Warriors (1957) 90 years, 51 days
24 Brendan McCann July 5, 1935 American New York Knicks (1957–1960) 89 years, 290 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)

89 years, 266 days
26 Bill Ebben October 7, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 89 years, 196 days
27 Vernon Hatton January 13, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 89 years, 98 days
28 Willie Jones June 29, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) 88 years, 296 days
29 Mike Farmer September 26, 1936 American New York Knicks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966)

88 years, 207 days
30 Dick Barnett October 2, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1959–1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1965)

New York Knicks (1965–1973)

88 years, 201 days
31 Adrian Smith October 5, 1936 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

Virginia Squires (1971–1972)

88 years, 198 days
32 Tommy Kearns October 6, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) 88 years, 197 days
33 Johnny Cox November 1, 1936 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) 88 years, 171 days
34 George Lee November 23, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968)

88 years, 149 days
35 Willis Thomas 1937 American Denver Rockets (1967)

Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968)

87 years, 111 days to 88 years, 110 days
36 Bailey Howell January 20, 1937 American Detroit Pistons (1959–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

88 years, 91 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, 64 days
38 Wayne Embry March 26, 1937 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

88 years, 26 days
39 Sam Stith July 22, 1937 American New york Knicks (1961–1962) 87 years, 273 days
40 Bob Anderegg August 24, 1937 American New York Knicks (1959–1960) 87 years, 240 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)

87 years, 175 days
42 Gene Wiley November 12, 1937 American Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968)

87 years, 160 days
43 Paul Neumann January 30, 1938 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)

San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967)

87 years, 81 days
44 Frank Radovich March 3, 1938 American Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) 87 years, 49 days
45 Mel Peterson March 23, 1938 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1969)

Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)

87 years, 29 days
46 Ray Scott July 12, 1938 American Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

86 years, 283 days
47 Howie Jolliff July 20, 1938 American Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) 86 years, 275 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)

86 years, 212 days
49 Bob McNeill October 22, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1961)

Philadelphia Warriors (1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962)

86 years, 181 days
50 Tom Meschery October 26, 1938 American Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1961–1967)

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

86 years, 177 days
51 Dave Budd October 28, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1965) 86 years, 175 days
52 Em Bryant November 4, 1938 American New York Knicks (1964–1968)

Boston Celtics (1968–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970–1972)

86 years, 168 days
53 Satch Sanders November 8, 1938 American Boston Celtics (1960–1973) 86 years, 164 days
54 Oscar Robertson November 24, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)

Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)

86 years, 148 days
55 Jay Arnette December 19, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) 86 years, 123 days
56 Bob Wiesenhahn December 22, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) 86 years, 120 days
57 Lee Shaffer February 23, 1939 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) 86 years, 57 days
58 Orbie Bowling March 31, 1939 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) 86 years, 21 days
59 Whitey Martin April 11, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 10 days
60 Ken Rohloff April 18, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964) 86 years, 3 days
61 Tom Thacker November 2, 1939 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)

Boston Celtics (1967–1968)

Indiana Pacers (1968–1971)

85 years, 170 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)

85 years, 166 days
63 George Blaney November 12, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 85 years, 160 days
64 Gary Phillips December 7, 1939 American Boston Celtics (1961–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1966)

85 years, 135 days
65 Mel Nowell December 27, 1939 American Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)

New Jersey Americans (1967–1968)

85 years, 115 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, 85 days
67 Danny Doyle February 6, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962) 85 years, 74 days
68 Kevin Loughery March 28, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)

Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971)

Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973)

85 years, 24 days
69 Jerry Lucas March 30, 1940 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1974)

85 years, 22 days
70 John Windsor April 3, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) 85 years, 18 days
71 Don Nelson May 15, 1940 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)

Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)

Boston Celtics (1965–1976)

84 years, 341 days
72 Bill Garner June 17, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) 84 years, 308 days
73 Eddie Miles July 5, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1972)

84 years, 290 days
74 Tom Bowens July 7, 1940 American Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970)

84 years, 288 days
75 Bob Woollard July 27, 1940 American Miami Floridians (1970) 84 years, 268 days
76 Howie Montgomery August 22, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 84 years, 242 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)

84 years, 219 days
78 Bob Duffy September 26, 1940 American St. Louis Hawks (1962–1963)

New York Knicks (1963)

Detroit Pistons (1963–1964)

84 years, 207 days
79 Darel Carrier October 26, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)

Memphis Tams (1972–1973)

84 years, 177 days
80 Bill Crow December 9, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967) 84 years, 133 days
81 Dave Fedor December 10, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 84 years, 132 days
82 Jerry Grote December 28, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) 84 years, 114 days
83 Mel Gibson December 30, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963) 84 years, 112 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)

84 years, 88 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, 73 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, 38 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)

83 years, 333 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)

83 years, 280 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)

83 years, 227 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)

83 years, 187 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)

83 years, 171 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)

83 years, 119 days
93 Walt Byrd 1942 American Miami Floridians (1969–1970) 82 years, 111 days to 83 years, 110 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)

83 years, 109 days
95 Bud Acton January 11, 1942 American San Diego Rockets (1968) 83 years, 100 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)

83 years, 99 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, 66 days
98 Willie Somerset March 17, 1942 American Baltimore Bullets (1965)

Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)

New York Nets (1969)

83 years, 35 days
99 Jeff Mullins March 18, 1942 American St. Louis Hawks (1964–1966)

San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1966–1976)

83 years, 34 days
100 Dave Lee March 31, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1969)

83 years, 21 days
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