Nick Vanos

Nick Vanos

No. 30
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	April 13, 1963(1963-04-13)
Place of birth	San Mateo, California
Nationality	American
Date of death	August 16, 1987(1987-08-16) (aged 24)
Place of death	Romulus, Michigan
High school	Hillsdale (San Mateo, California)
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Santa Clara (1981–1985)
NBA Draft	1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1985–1987
Career history
1985–1987	Phoenix Suns
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Nicolaas (Nick) Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The San Mateo, California native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 NBA Draft, after playing for Hillsdale High School and collegiately at Santa Clara University. He played for the Suns as a center on the team.

His career with the Suns lasted only two years before coming to a tragic end. On August 16, 1987, Vanos and his fiancee boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 255 for a trip to Phoenix, Arizona. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashed on takeoff from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, killing 154 passengers and crew, as well as two motorists.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Welcome to Northwest Flight 255 Memorial". Northwest. http://flight255memorial.com/. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 

External links

• Nick Vanos at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Vanos, Nick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 13, 1963
Place of birth	San Mateo, California
Date of death	August 16, 1987
Place of death	Romulus, Michigan