NBA players born in 1917

12 NBA players on file were born in 1917. Ed Sadowski leads them with 3,579 career points. The first born in 1917 to play in the NBA were Ed Sadowski, Dick Schulz, Irv Torgoff, and Grady Lewis and 4 more, in 1946-47. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1917 (12)

Former NBA players born in 1917
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Ed SadowskiC1946–19504229 GP · 3,579 PTS · 0 REB · 416 AST—
Al CerviG1949–19534202 GP · 1,591 PTS · 261 REB · 648 AST—
Dick SchulzF1946–19504205 GP · 1,141 PTS · 0 REB · 203 AST—
Buddy JeannetteG1947–19503139 GP · 997 PTS · 0 REB · 287 AST—
Irv TorgoffF1946–19493147 GP · 997 PTS · 0 REB · 106 AST—
Bob CarpenterF1949–19512122 GP · 937 PTS · 229 REB · 171 AST—
Grady LewisF1946–19493139 GP · 750 PTS · 0 REB · 132 AST—
Gene EnglundF1949–1950146 GP · 360 PTS · 0 REB · 41 AST—
Bob DilleF1946–1947157 GP · 296 PTS · 0 REB · 40 AST—
Marion CluggishC1946–1947154 GP · 238 PTS · 0 REB · 22 AST—
Moe BeckerG1946–1947143 GP · 162 PTS · 0 REB · 30 AST—
Ben ScharnusF1946–1949252 GP · 103 PTS · 0 REB · 19 AST—

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.