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Hank Luisetti

AKA Angelo Enrico Luisetti

Born: 16-Jun-1916
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Died: 17-Dec-2002
Location of death: San Mateo, CA
Cause of death: Natural Causes
Remains: Cremated

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Invented one-handed shot

Military service: US Navy (WWII, medical discharge)

Revolutionized basketball by inventing the one-handed shot.

Wife: Jane (d., one son, one daughter)
Son: Steven
Daughter: Nancy
Girlfriend: Nancy Gommeringer (until his death)

    High School: Galileo High School, San Francisco, CA
    University: Stanford University (1938)

    Basketball Hall of Fame 1959
    Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1980



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