Alex Groza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alex Groza

basketball player

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1995

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alex John Groza (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio who was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951 for point shaving.
This scandal was the CCNY point shaving scandal.
He had an outstanding college career at the University of Kentucky and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career came to an abrupt end.