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, 92 days
2 Leo Kubiak December 25, 1926 American Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) 98 years, 351 days
3 John Barber June 27, 1927 American St. Louis Hawks (1957) 98 years, 167 days
4 John O'Boyle March 7, 1928 American Milwaukee Hawks (1952) 97 years, 279 days
5 Bob Cousy August 9, 1928 American Boston Celtics (1950–1963)

Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)

97 years, 124 days
6 Fred Christ August 6, 1930 American New York Knicks (1954) 95 years, 127 days
7 Frank Reddout March 4, 1931 American Rochester Royals (1953) 94 years, 282 days
8 Cliff Hagan December 9, 1931 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969)

94 years, 2 days
9 Bob Santini February 17, 1932 American New York Knicks (1955) 93 years, 297 days
10 Red Davis April 22, 1932 American Rochester Royals (1955–1956) 93 years, 233 days
11 Richie Guerin May 29, 1932 American New York Knicks (1956–1963)

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

93 years, 196 days
12 Forest Able July 27, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1956–1957) 93 years, 137 days
13 Whitey Bell September 13, 1932 American New York Knicks (1960–1961) 93 years, 89 days
14 Jackie Moore September 24, 1932 American Syracuse Nationals (1954)

Milwaukee Hawks (1954)

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957)

93 years, 78 days
15 Guy Sparrow November 2, 1932 American New York Knicks (1957–1959)

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960)

93 years, 39 days
16 Bob Pettit December 12, 1932 American Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) 92 years, 364 days
17 Chuck Mencel April 21, 1933 American Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) 92 years, 234 days
18 Arlen Bockhorn July 8, 1933 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) 92 years, 156 days
19 Rich Eichhorst October 21, 1933 American St. Louis Hawks (1962) 92 years, 51 days
20 Norm Stewart January 20, 1935 American St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) 90 years, 325 days
21 Ray Radziszewski March 1, 1935 American Philadelphia Warriors (1957) 90 years, 285 days
22 Brendan McCann July 5, 1935 American New York Knicks (1957–1960) 90 years, 159 days
23 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, 135 days
24 Bill Ebben October 7, 1935 American Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) 90 years, 65 days
25 Willie Jones June 29, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) 89 years, 165 days
26 Mike Farmer September 26, 1936 American New York Knicks (1958–1960)

Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961)

St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966)

89 years, 76 days
27 Adrian Smith October 5, 1936 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

Virginia Squires (1971–1972)

89 years, 67 days
28 Tommy Kearns October 6, 1936 American Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) 89 years, 66 days
29 Johnny Cox November 1, 1936 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) 89 years, 40 days
30 George Lee November 23, 1936 American Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968)

89 years, 18 days
31 Willis Thomas 1937 American Denver Rockets (1967)

Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968)

87 years, 345 days to 88 years, 344 days
32 Bailey Howell January 20, 1937 American Detroit Pistons (1959–1964)

Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1970)

Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)

88 years, 325 days
33 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, 298 days
34 Wayne Embry March 26, 1937 American Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)

Boston Celtics (1966–1968)

Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969)

88 years, 260 days
35 Sam Stith July 22, 1937 American New york Knicks (1961–1962) 88 years, 142 days
36 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, 44 days
37 Gene Wiley November 12, 1937 American Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968)

88 years, 29 days
38 Paul Neumann January 30, 1938 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)

San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967)

87 years, 315 days
39 Frank Radovich March 3, 1938 American Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) 87 years, 283 days
40 Mel Peterson March 23, 1938 American Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)

Oakland Oaks (1967–1969)

Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)

87 years, 263 days
41 Ray Scott July 12, 1938 American Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970)

Virginia Squires (1970–1972)

87 years, 152 days
42 Howie Jolliff July 20, 1938 American Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) 87 years, 144 days
43 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, 81 days
44 Bob McNeill October 22, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1961)

Philadelphia Warriors (1961)

Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962)

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

Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971)

87 years, 46 days
46 Dave Budd October 28, 1938 American New York Knicks (1960–1965) 87 years, 44 days
47 Em Bryant November 4, 1938 American New York Knicks (1964–1968)

Boston Celtics (1968–1970)

Buffalo Braves (1970–1972)

87 years, 37 days
48 Satch Sanders November 8, 1938 American Boston Celtics (1960–1973) 87 years, 33 days
49 Oscar Robertson November 24, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)

Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)

87 years, 17 days
50 Jay Arnette December 19, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) 86 years, 357 days
51 Bob Wiesenhahn December 22, 1938 American Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) 86 years, 354 days
52 Lee Shaffer February 23, 1939 American Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) 86 years, 291 days
53 Orbie Bowling March 31, 1939 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) 86 years, 255 days
54 Whitey Martin April 11, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 244 days
55 Ken Rohloff April 18, 1939 American St. Louis Hawks (1964) 86 years, 237 days
56 Tom Thacker November 2, 1939 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)

Boston Celtics (1967–1968)

Indiana Pacers (1968–1971)

86 years, 39 days
57 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, 35 days
58 George Blaney November 12, 1939 American New York Knicks (1961–1962) 86 years, 29 days
59 Gary Phillips December 7, 1939 American Boston Celtics (1961–1962)

San Francisco Warriors (1962–1966)

86 years, 4 days
60 Mel Nowell December 27, 1939 American Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)

New Jersey Americans (1967–1968)

85 years, 349 days
61 Hubie White January 26, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963)

Philadelphia 76ers (1964)

Miami Floridians (1969–1970)

Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1971)

85 years, 319 days
62 Danny Doyle February 6, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962) 85 years, 308 days
63 Kevin Loughery March 28, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)

Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971)

Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973)

85 years, 258 days
64 Jerry Lucas March 30, 1940 American Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)

San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1974)

85 years, 256 days
65 John Windsor April 3, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) 85 years, 252 days
66 Don Nelson May 15, 1940 American Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)

Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)

Boston Celtics (1965–1976)

85 years, 210 days
67 Bill Garner June 17, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) 85 years, 177 days
68 Eddie Miles July 5, 1940 American Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)

Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971)

New York Knicks (1971–1972)

85 years, 159 days
69 Tom Bowens July 7, 1940 American Denver Rockets (1967–1968)

New York Nets (1968–1969)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970)

85 years, 157 days
70 Bob Woollard July 27, 1940 American Miami Floridians (1970) 85 years, 137 days
71 Howie Montgomery August 22, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 111 days
72 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, 88 days
73 Bob Duffy September 26, 1940 American St. Louis Hawks (1962–1963)

New York Knicks (1963)

Detroit Pistons (1963–1964)

85 years, 76 days
74 Darel Carrier October 26, 1940 American Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)

Memphis Tams (1972–1973)

85 years, 46 days
75 Bill Crow December 9, 1940 American Anaheim Amigos (1967) 85 years, 2 days
76 Dave Fedor December 10, 1940 American San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) 85 years, 1 day
77 Jerry Grote December 28, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) 84 years, 348 days
78 Mel Gibson December 30, 1940 American Los Angeles Lakers (1963) 84 years, 346 days
79 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, 322 days
80 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, 307 days
81 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, 272 days
82 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, 202 days
83 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, 149 days
84 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, 96 days
85 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, 56 days
86 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, 40 days
87 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, 353 days
88 Walt Byrd 1942 American Miami Floridians (1969–1970) 82 years, 345 days to 83 years, 344 days
89 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, 343 days
90 Bud Acton January 11, 1942 American San Diego Rockets (1968) 83 years, 334 days
91 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, 333 days
92 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, 300 days
93 Willie Somerset March 17, 1942 American Baltimore Bullets (1965)

Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)

New York Nets (1969)

83 years, 269 days
94 Jeff Mullins March 18, 1942 American St. Louis Hawks (1964–1966)

San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1966–1976)

83 years, 268 days
95 Dave Lee March 31, 1942 American Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)

New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1969)

83 years, 255 days
96 Larry Bergh April 2, 1942 American Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970) 83 years, 253 days
97 Roger Schurig April 3, 1942 American Houston Mavericks (1967–1968) 83 years, 252 days
98 Henry Finkel April 20, 1942 American Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967)

San Diego Rockets (1967–1969)

Boston Celtics (1969–1975)

83 years, 235 days
99 Al Beard April 27, 1942 American New Jersey Americans (1967–1968) 83 years, 228 days
100 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, 218 days
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