- Jerry Vayda
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Medal record Competitor for United States World Championships Silver 1959 Chile National team Jerry Vayda (born 1934, in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'4" forward who played collegiately at University of North Carolina.
As a member of US Air Force he represented the USA national basketball team at the 1954 FIBA World Championship. Jerry Vayda scored 162 points (18.0 avg) during the tournament.[1]
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United States squad – 1959 FIBA World Championship Finalists – Silver medal 4 Baker | 5 Coshow | 6 D'Antonio | 7 Hodges | 8 Jeangerard | 9 McDonald | 10 Miller | 11 Olsen | 12 Riley | 13 Vayda | 14 Welsh | 15 White | Coach: BennettCategories:- 1934 births
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American basketball players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Living people
- United States men's national basketball team members
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- People from Bayonne, New Jersey
- Small forwards
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