Stanley Lee Von Nieda, Jr.Born:
June 19, 1922
Ephrata, PA
Died:
September 7, 2023
Elizabethtown, PA
Career
1939-40 Ephrata High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1942-43 Penn State (College)
1946-47 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1948-49 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1949-50 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1950-51 Elizabeth College - Pennsylvania (College) Head coach
1950-51 Lancaster Rockets (EPBL) Player / head coach
1951-52 Elizabeth College - Pennsylvania (College) Head coach
1951-52 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL) Player
1952-53 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL) Player / head coach
1961-62 Hazleton Hawks (EPBL) Head Coach
1977-78 Allentown Jets (EBA)
1977-78 Lancaster Red Roses (EBA) Assistant coach
1978-79 Lancaster Red Roses (EBA) Assistant coach
From Pennsylvania, Von Nieda was a popular figure in the game, having played the game in high school and college before a moving to the pro level. He after playing in the NBL and NBA, he went on to coach at Elizabeth College, even while still playing professionally in Pennsylvania. After his playing and coaching days, he worked as a advertising salesman for the Yellow Pages as well as many years as a bartender. His uncle also played at Penn State, in the late 1920's.
He served in the military during World War 2 as a paratrooper.
He married Dorothy Bartek and they had four sons and two daughters.
Source:
http://www.ephratareview.com/sports/a-local-legend-turns-90-whiteys-journey-to-the-nba/
Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), November 1, 1950
Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1952
Plain Speaker (Hazleton, PA), September 20, 1961
http://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/still-happenin/#LeCXfyVzO8h8E1of.97
http://lancasteronline.com/sports/whitey-recalls-a-giant/article_d1a9b879-0c0d-5b6a-a2df-0f283da5dd3f.html
John Von Nieda, January 2017
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/v/vonnist01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vonniwh01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=bakerbo01
1977-78 Lancaster Red Roses (EBA) Assistant coach
1978-79 Lancaster Red Roses (EBA) Assistant coach
From Pennsylvania, Von Nieda was a popular figure in the game, having played the game in high school and college before a moving to the pro level. He after playing in the NBL and NBA, he went on to coach at Elizabeth College, even while still playing professionally in Pennsylvania. After his playing and coaching days, he worked as a advertising salesman for the Yellow Pages as well as many years as a bartender. His uncle also played at Penn State, in the late 1920's.He served in the military during World War 2 as a paratrooper.
He married Dorothy Bartek and they had four sons and two daughters.
Source:
http://www.ephratareview.com/sports/a-local-legend-turns-90-whiteys-journey-to-the-nba/
Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), November 1, 1950
Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1952
Plain Speaker (Hazleton, PA), September 20, 1961
http://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/still-happenin/#LeCXfyVzO8h8E1of.97
http://lancasteronline.com/sports/whitey-recalls-a-giant/article_d1a9b879-0c0d-5b6a-a2df-0f283da5dd3f.html
John Von Nieda, January 2017
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/v/vonnist01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vonniwh01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=bakerbo01
Thanks for reporting on this! Whitey, my dad, is thriving at 94. A few small corrections/additions to your article. He coached at Elizabethtown College. My mom's maiden name was Bartek. He also was assistant coach for the Lancaster Red Roses for the 77-78, and 78-79 seasons.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting, and I will update the information. Appreciate your time, and give your dad our best wishes!
DeleteCan you tell us where he was born? I couldn't find a birthplace anywhere. Email is applej945@gmail.com
DeleteTo my knowledge my dad's the 4th oldest living member of the NBA fraternity. Nick Shaback, Gene Gillette, and Billy Gabor are those that are older to my knowledge. If anyone is aware of others born before my dad, or has information about these guys mentioned above, please share it!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure of the status of Gene Gillette. Other than a few articles from 1946-47, I have found nothing about him to confirm his whereabouts, if he is indeed still with us.
DeleteNear as I can tell, these are the ten oldest NBA players as of Jan 7, 2017.
Nick Shaback
Bill Gabor
Whitey Von Nieda
Johnny Macknowski
Frankie Brian
John Oldham
Les Pugh
Wayne See
Gene Stump
Jim Riffey