Don Eliason
 Eliason with the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 season | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1918 Owatonna, Minnesota |
| Died | August 18, 2003 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harding (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| College | Hamline |
| Playing career | 1946–1947 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Boston Celtics |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Donald Carlton Eliason (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 BAA, he was a player for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 season, and played in one game.[1] 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, Eliason joined the NFL Boston Yanks. His training at Camp Ritchie classifies Eliason as one of the Ritchie Boys. He attended Hamline University and graduated in 1942.[2]
After his sporting career, Eliason was a science teacher and coach at Excelsior and Minnetonka high schools.[2] He worked as a bonded representative for a brokerage firm before his retirement.[2] Eliason was recognised for his volunteer work with the intellectually disabled.[2]
BAA career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season[]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Boston | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | |
References[]
- ^ "Don Eliason Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Donald C. Eliason '42". Hamline University. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com - Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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- 1918 births
- 2003 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Minnesota
- Boston Celtics players
- Boston Yanks players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Hamline Pipers men's basketball players
- People from Owatonna, Minnesota
- Military personnel from Minnesota
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs