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Irving "Irv" Bemoras (November 18, 1930 – November 1, 2007) was an American basketball player.[1]

Irv Bemoras

The Illio, 1953
Personal information
Born	(1930-11-18)November 18, 1930 Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 1, 2007(2007-11-01) (aged 76) Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Marshall (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks
Playing career	1953–1957
Position	Forward / Guard
Number	7, 26
Career history
1953–1957	Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – Look (1953)
Career statistics
Points	827 (6.3 ppg)
Rebounds	341 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	125 (1.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

He played collegiately for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he was voted as one of the top 100 players of all time.

He was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1953 NBA draft.

He played for the Hawks (1953–54) and the St. Louis Hawks (1956–57) in the NBA for 131 games.

He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Family

Irv Bemoras and Sally, his wife and life partner for over 50 years, had three children and six grandchildren.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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