Jiří Zídek Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jiří Zídek Sr.

Czech basketball player and basketball coach

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jirí Zídek Sr.
(born February 8, 1944) is a retired Czech professional basketball player.
At 6'9" (2.06 m), Zídek was a talented center, and is considered by many to arguably be the best Czech basketball player ever.
He was named the Best Czech Player of the 20th Century.
He was among the 105 player nominee list for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
His son, Jiri Zidek Jr., won the EuroLeague title with Žalgiris, in 1999.
They are to this day, the only father and son to have reached a EuroLeague title game as players.