Al Cervi

Basketball Player

Birthday February 12, 1917

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Nov 3, 2009 (92)

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About

Hall of Fame National Basketball League and NBA guard/forward whose career spanned from 1937 to 1953.

Before Fame

He was recruited by the NBL's Buffalo Bisons in his junior year of high school.

Trivia

He was nicknamed digger for his tenacious defense.

Family Life

He grew up around Rochester, New York.

Associated With

He spent his last four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals and retired five years before Hal Greer began his 15-year career with the franchise.