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Alex Hannum was born on 19 July, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American basketball player and coach (1923–2002). Discover Alex Hannum's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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79 years old |
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Cancer |
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19 July, 1923 |
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19 July |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
2002 |
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San Diego, California, U.S. |
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United States
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Alex Hannum Height, Weight & Measurements
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Alex Hannum Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alex Hannum worth at the age of 79 years old? Alex Hannum’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Alex Hannum's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and coach.
Hannum coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and one American Basketball Association (ABA) team to league championships.
He had a combined NBA-ABA record of 649–564 (.535) in the regular season and 61–46 (.570) in the playoffs over 16 seasons.
Alexander Murray Hannum was born on July 19, 1923, in Los Angeles, California.
He attended Hamilton High School, where he excelled in basketball.
Hannum played at USC, where he was captain of the 1948 team.
On May 10, 1948, Hannum was drafted by the Indianapolis Jets in the 4th round of the 1948 BAA Draft.
Hannum played for the Oshkosh All-Stars from 1948 to 1949.
Hannum played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1949 to 1951.
Hannum is one of only three NBA players to receive more than six personal fouls in a single game (Don Otten and Cal Bowdler are the others).
On December 26, 1950, Hannum received seven personal fouls in a game against the Boston Celtics.
On July 14, 1951, Hannum was traded by the Syracuse Nationals with Fred Scolari to the Baltimore Bullets for Red Rocha.
Hannum played for the Baltimore Bullets from 1951 to 1952.
On January 18, 1952, Hannum's player rights were sold by the Baltimore Bullets to the Rochester Royals.
Hannum played for the Rochester Royals from 1952 to 1954.
On December 10, 1954, Hannum's player rights were sold by the Rochester Royals to the Milwaukee Hawks.
Hannum played for the Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks from 1954 to 1956.
Hannum signed and played for the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1956.
On December 17, 1956, Hannum signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks.
Hannum played for the St. Louis Hawks from 1956 to 1957.
Midway through the 1956–57 season, Hannum was named player-coach of the St. Louis Hawks.
He was actually the Hawks' third head coach that year.
However, Martin didn't want to be a coach and a player, and gave up the reins after only eight games.
Hannum led the team to a 15–16 record for the rest of the season.
Despite a losing overall record, the West was so weak that year (no team finished with a winning record) that the Hawks actually won the division title.
They advanced all the way to the NBA Finals and lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
Hannum retired as a player after that season.
A year later, led by Bob Pettit and Martin, the Hawks went 41–31 and won another division title before advancing to the Finals to play the Boston Celtics.
They upset the Celtics in Boston for Game 1 before the series was events going back to St. Louis.
In Game 3, Celtics star Bill Russell severely sprained his ankle as the Hawks prevailed 111-108.
Boston evened the series in Game 4, but the Hawks won a narrow Game 5 to force a clinching game back home.
Pettit scored 50 points, with 18 of them being among the final 21 scored by the Hawks, who won 110-109.
Coincidentally, the only two seasons in Russell's 13-year career in which the Celtics' center did not win an NBA championship were the direct result of losing to a team coached by Hannum.
It currently is the only NBA Championship for the Hawks and it was also the last game coached by Hannum, who was not retained by owner Ben Kerner, whose inteference irked Hannum.
When he wanted a two-year deal, Kerner did not budge from wanting a one year deal.
Kerner replaced Hannun with Andy Phillip for the 1958-59 season (who in turn was replaced by Ed Macauley early in the season).
Hannum coached the Wichita Vickers of the AAU National Industrial Basketball League in the 1958–59 and 1959–60 season.
Hannum returned to the NBA in 1960 with the Syracuse Nationals, advancing to the Eastern Finals in his first season and losing in the first round two years in a row.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.
