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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Professional basketball player
A.K.A.
Donald Carlton Eliason
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
24 July 1918(Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, U.S.A.)
Death:
18 August 2003(Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Donald Carlton "Don" Eliason (born July 24, 1918 – August 18, 2003) was a professional basketball and American football player who spent one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and two seasons in the National Football League (NBL). In the NBA, he played for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 season. His NFL career started in 1942 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. After not playing for four seasons due to serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Eilason joined the NFL Boston Yanks. He attended Hamline University.