List of oldest living NBA and ABA players
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, 154 days |
| 2 | Leo Kubiak | December 25, 1926 | American | Waterloo Hawks (1949–1950) | 99 years, 48 days |
| 3 | John Barber | June 27, 1927 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1957) | 98 years, 229 days |
| 4 | Bob Cousy | August 9, 1928 | American | Boston Celtics (1950–1963)
Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970) |
97 years, 186 days |
| 5 | Fred Christ | August 6, 1930 | American | New York Knicks (1954) | 95 years, 189 days |
| 6 | Frank Reddout | March 4, 1931 | American | Rochester Royals (1953) | 94 years, 344 days |
| 7 | Cliff Hagan | December 9, 1931 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1956–1966)
Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1969) |
94 years, 64 days |
| 8 | Bob Santini | February 17, 1932 | American | New York Knicks (1955) | 93 years, 359 days |
| 9 | Red Davis | April 22, 1932 | American | Rochester Royals (1955–1956) | 93 years, 295 days |
| 10 | Richie Guerin | May 29, 1932 | American | New York Knicks (1956–1963)
St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1963–1967, 1968–1970) |
93 years, 258 days |
| 11 | Jackie Moore | September 24, 1932 | American | Syracuse Nationals (1954)
Milwaukee Hawks (1954) Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1957) |
93 years, 140 days |
| 12 | Guy Sparrow | November 2, 1932 | American | New York Knicks (1957–1959)
Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1960) |
93 years, 101 days |
| 13 | Bob Pettit | December 12, 1932 | American | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) | 93 years, 61 days |
| 14 | Chuck Mencel | April 21, 1933 | American | Minneapolis Lakers (1955–1957) | 92 years, 296 days |
| 15 | Arlen Bockhorn | July 8, 1933 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1958–1965) | 92 years, 218 days |
| 16 | Rich Eichhorst | October 21, 1933 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1962) | 92 years, 113 days |
| 17 | Norm Stewart | January 20, 1935 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1956–1957) | 91 years, 22 days |
| 18 | Ray Radziszewski | March 1, 1935 | American | Philadelphia Warriors (1957) | 90 years, 347 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, 197 days |
| 20 | Bill Ebben | October 7, 1935 | American | Detroit Pistons (1957–1958) | 90 years, 127 days |
| 21 | Willie Jones | June 29, 1936 | American | Detroit Pistons (1960–1965) | 89 years, 227 days |
| 22 | Mike Farmer | September 26, 1936 | American | New York Knicks (1958–1960)
Cincinnati Royals (1960–1961) St. Louis Hawks (1962–1966) |
89 years, 138 days |
| 23 | Adrian Smith | October 5, 1936 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1961–1969)
San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971) Virginia Squires (1971–1972) |
89 years, 129 days |
| 24 | Tommy Kearns | October 6, 1936 | American | Syracuse Nationals (1958–1959) | 89 years, 128 days |
| 25 | Johnny Cox | November 1, 1936 | American | Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963) | 89 years, 102 days |
| 26 | George Lee | November 23, 1936 | American | Detroit Pistons (1960–1962)
San Francisco Warriors (1962–1968) |
89 years, 80 days |
| 27 | Willis Thomas | 1937 | American | Denver Rockets (1967)
Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) |
88 years, 42 days to 89 years, 41 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, 22 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, 360 days |
| 30 | Wayne Embry | March 26, 1937 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1958–1966)
Boston Celtics (1966–1968) Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1969) |
88 years, 322 days |
| 31 | Sam Stith | July 22, 1937 | American | New york Knicks (1961–1962) | 88 years, 204 days |
| 32 | Gene Wiley | November 12, 1937 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1962–1966)
Oakland Oaks (1967–1968) Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1968) |
88 years, 91 days |
| 33 | Paul Neumann | January 30, 1938 | American | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1965)
San Francisco Warriors (1965–1967) |
88 years, 12 days |
| 34 | Frank Radovich | March 3, 1938 | American | Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962) | 87 years, 345 days |
| 35 | Mel Peterson | March 23, 1938 | American | Baltimore Bullets (1963–1964)
Oakland Oaks (1967–1969) Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970) |
87 years, 325 days |
| 36 | Ray Scott | July 12, 1938 | American | Detroit Pistons (1961–1967)
Baltimore Bullets (1967–1970) Virginia Squires (1970–1972) |
87 years, 214 days |
| 37 | Howie Jolliff | July 20, 1938 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1963) | 87 years, 206 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, 143 days |
| 39 | Bob McNeill | October 22, 1938 | American | New York Knicks (1960–1961)
Philadelphia Warriors (1961) Los Angeles Lakers (1961–1962) |
87 years, 112 days |
| 40 | Tom Meschery | October 26, 1938 | American | Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1961–1967)
Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1971) |
87 years, 108 days |
| 41 | Dave Budd | October 28, 1938 | American | New York Knicks (1960–1965) | 87 years, 106 days |
| 42 | Em Bryant | November 4, 1938 | American | New York Knicks (1964–1968)
Boston Celtics (1968–1970) Buffalo Braves (1970–1972) |
87 years, 99 days |
| 43 | Satch Sanders | November 8, 1938 | American | Boston Celtics (1960–1973) | 87 years, 95 days |
| 44 | Oscar Robertson | November 24, 1938 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)
Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) |
87 years, 79 days |
| 45 | Jay Arnette | December 19, 1938 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1963–1965) | 87 years, 54 days |
| 46 | Bob Wiesenhahn | December 22, 1938 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1961–1962) | 87 years, 51 days |
| 47 | Lee Shaffer | February 23, 1939 | American | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1961–1964) | 86 years, 353 days |
| 48 | Orbie Bowling | March 31, 1939 | American | Kentucky Colonels (1967–1968) | 86 years, 317 days |
| 49 | Whitey Martin | April 11, 1939 | American | New York Knicks (1961–1962) | 86 years, 306 days |
| 50 | Ken Rohloff | April 18, 1939 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1964) | 86 years, 299 days |
| 51 | Tom Thacker | November 2, 1939 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1963–1966)
Boston Celtics (1967–1968) Indiana Pacers (1968–1971) |
86 years, 101 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, 97 days |
| 53 | George Blaney | November 12, 1939 | American | New York Knicks (1961–1962) | 86 years, 91 days |
| 54 | Mel Nowell | December 27, 1939 | American | Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)
New Jersey Americans (1967–1968) |
86 years, 46 days |
| 55 | Hubie White | January 26, 1940 | American | San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963)
Philadelphia 76ers (1964) Miami Floridians (1969–1970) Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1971) |
86 years, 16 days |
| 56 | Danny Doyle | February 6, 1940 | American | Detroit Pistons (1962) | 86 years, 5 days |
| 57 | Kevin Loughery | March 28, 1940 | American | Detroit Pistons (1962–1963)
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1971) Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1973) |
85 years, 320 days |
| 58 | Jerry Lucas | March 30, 1940 | American | Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)
San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971) New York Knicks (1971–1974) |
85 years, 318 days |
| 59 | John Windsor | April 3, 1940 | American | San Francisco Warriors (1963–1964) | 85 years, 314 days |
| 60 | Don Nelson | May 15, 1940 | American | Chicago Zephirs (1962–1963)
Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965) Boston Celtics (1965–1976) |
85 years, 272 days |
| 61 | Bill Garner | June 17, 1940 | American | Anaheim Amigos (1967–1968) | 85 years, 239 days |
| 62 | Eddie Miles | July 5, 1940 | American | Detroit Pistons (1963–1970)
Baltimore Bullets (1970–1971) New York Knicks (1971–1972) |
85 years, 221 days |
| 63 | Tom Bowens | July 7, 1940 | American | Denver Rockets (1967–1968)
New York Nets (1968–1969) New Orleans Buccaneers (1969–1970) |
85 years, 219 days |
| 64 | Howie Montgomery | August 22, 1940 | American | San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) | 85 years, 173 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, 150 days |
| 66 | Darel Carrier | October 26, 1940 | American | Kentucky Colonels (1967–1972)
Memphis Tams (1972–1973) |
85 years, 108 days |
| 67 | Bill Crow | December 9, 1940 | American | Anaheim Amigos (1967) | 85 years, 64 days |
| 68 | Dave Fedor | December 10, 1940 | American | San Francisco Warriors (1962–1963) | 85 years, 63 days |
| 69 | Jerry Grote | December 28, 1940 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1964–1965) | 85 years, 45 days |
| 70 | Mel Gibson | December 30, 1940 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1963) | 85 years, 43 days |
| 71 | 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, 19 days |
| 72 | Jim King | February 7, 1941 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1966)
San Francisco Warriors (1966–1969) Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970) Chicago Bulls (1970–1973) |
85 years, 4 days |
| 73 | 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, 334 days |
| 74 | 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, 264 days |
| 75 | 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, 211 days |
| 76 | 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, 158 days |
| 77 | 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, 118 days |
| 78 | 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, 102 days |
| 79 | 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, 50 days |
| 80 | Walt Byrd | 1942 | American | Miami Floridians (1969–1970) | 83 years, 42 days to 84 years, 41 days |
| 81 | 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, 40 days |
| 82 | Bud Acton | January 11, 1942 | American | San Diego Rockets (1968) | 84 years, 31 days |
| 83 | 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, 30 days |
| 84 | 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, 362 days |
| 85 | Willie Somerset | March 17, 1942 | American | Baltimore Bullets (1965)
Houston Mavericks (1967–1969) New York Nets (1969) |
83 years, 331 days |
| 86 | Jeff Mullins | March 18, 1942 | American | St. Louis Hawks (1964–1966)
San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1966–1976) |
83 years, 330 days |
| 87 | Dave Lee | March 31, 1942 | American | Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)
New Orleans Buccaneers (1968–1969) |
83 years, 317 days |
| 88 | Larry Bergh | April 2, 1942 | American | Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970) | 83 years, 315 days |
| 89 | Roger Schurig | April 3, 1942 | American | Houston Mavericks (1967–1968) | 83 years, 314 days |
| 90 | Henry Finkel | April 20, 1942 | American | Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967)
San Diego Rockets (1967–1969) Boston Celtics (1969–1975) |
83 years, 297 days |
| 91 | Al Beard | April 27, 1942 | American | New Jersey Americans (1967–1968) | 83 years, 290 days |
| 92 | 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, 280 days |
| 93 | Willie Porter | July 3, 1942 | American | Oakland Oaks (1967–1968)
Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers (1968) Houston Mavericks (1968) |
83 years, 223 days |
| 94 | 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, 205 days |
| 95 | 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, 194 days |
| 96 | Bob Netolicky | August 2, 1942 | American | Indiana Pacers (1967–1972, 1973–1976)
Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs (1972–1973) |
83 years, 193 days |
| 97 | Bud Koper | August 9, 1942 | American | San Francisco Warriors (1964–1965) | 83 years, 186 days |
| 98 | Ron Reed | November 2, 1942 | American | Detroit Pistons (1965–1967) | 83 years, 101 days |
| 99 | Mike Dabich | December 27, 1942 | American | Oakland Oaks (1967)
Dallas Chaparrals (1968) |
83 years, 46 days |
| 100 | Dexter Westbrook | 1943 | American | New Jersey Americans (1967)
Pittsburgh Pipers (1967) |
82 years, 42 days to 83 years, 41 days |