George Bon Salle

George Bon Salle
No. 33
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth July 1, 1935 (1935-07-01) (age 76)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Loyola Academy
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Illinois
NBA Draft 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Pro career 1957–1962
Career history
1957–1958 Olimpia Milano (Italy)
1958–1959 Denver Truckers (NIBL)
1961–1962 Chicago Packers
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

George H. Bon Salle (born July 1, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, before playing at the University of Illinois. As a senior in 1957, Bon Salle was awarded All-American honors, and he was selected by the NBA's Syracuse Nationals in that year's professional draft. However, Bon Salle never played for the Nationals, spending most of his professional career with the National Industrial Basketball League's Denver Truckers. A gold-medalist at the 1959 Pan-American Games, Bon Salle also played briefly for the NBA's Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards) during the 1961-1962 season.

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First round
Rod Hundley · Charlie Tyra · Jim Krebs · Win Wilfong · Brendan McCann · Lennie Rosenbluth · George Bon Salle · Sam Jones
Second round
Dick Duckett · Bob McCoy · Harv Schmidt · Jim Palmer · Larry Friend · Jack Sullivan · Jim Morgan · Dick O'Neal