Don Ohl

Don Ohl

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Personal information
Date of birth	April 18, 1936 (1936-04-18) (age 75)
Place of birth	Murphysboro, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Illinois)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Illinois
NBA Draft	1958 / Round: 5 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Pro career	1959–1970
Career history
1959–1960	Peoria Cats (AAU)
1960–1964	Detroit Pistons
1964–1968	Baltimore Bullets
1968–1970	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA All-Star (1963–1967)
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,549 (15.9 ppg)
Rebounds	2,163 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	2,243 (3.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Donald Jay Ohl (born April 18, 1936 in Murphysboro, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the National Basketball Association. His nickname was Waxie because of his crew cut.^[1]

Professional career

Ohl played for the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and St.Louis/Atlanta Hawks. Among the best distance shooters of his time, the 6'3", 190-pound guard scored 11,549 points and appeared in five NBA All-Star Games in his career.

Shortly after the 1963-64 campaign, Ohl was involved one of the first so-called megatrades, this one an eight-player deal between the Pistons and Bullets. On June 9, 1964, the Pistons sent Ohl, center Bob Ferry, forward Bailey Howell, forward Les Hunter and the draft rights to guard Wally (later Wali) Jones to the Bullets in exchange for forwards Terry Dischinger and Don Kojis and guard Rod Thorn. The deal turned out to a fortuitous one for the Bullets, as Howell and Ohl became mainstays with the team.

Ohl experienced his finest hour in the 1965 playoffs, which saw the Bullets eliminate the St. Louis Hawks in four games in round one. In the Western Division finals, Ohl and future Hall of Fame guard Jerry West were locked in a tense shootout that saw West and the Los Angeles Lakers finally prevail in six games, each of which was decided by eights points or fewer. Ohl averaged 26.1 points in 10 games that post-season.

College career

Ohl attended Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, and the nearby University of Illinois.

References

1. ^ Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Bullet Don Ohl," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

External links

• Career stats @ basketball-reference.com
• All-Time Largest Trades in NBA History
• Catching Up With ... former Bullet Don Ohl

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Name	Ohl, Don
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Date of birth	April 18, 1936
Place of birth	Murphysboro, Illinois
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