Clifford Luyk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Clifford Luyk

American-born Spanish basketball player

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1941

Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Spain, United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born former basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978.
He played college basketball for the University of Florida.
He was drafted by the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), but never played a regular season game in the NBA.
He signed with the Spanish professional team Real Madrid, helped Real Madrid become the dominant European basketball team of the 1960s, and is remembered for his trademark, old-school hook shot. Luyk was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991, and was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball over the previous half-century by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee in 2008.