Nelson "Nitzy" Bobb (February 25, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American basketball player.

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Nelson Bobb

Personal information
Born	(1924-02-25)February 25, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	December 8, 2003(2003-12-08) (aged 79) Irvine, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Temple (1942–1943, 1946–1949)
NBA draft	1949 / Round: 3
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career	1949–1953
Position	Point guard
Number	5
Career history
1949–1953	Philadelphia Warriors
Career statistics
Points	1,052 (4.6 ppg)
Rebounds	405 (2.4 rpg)
Assists	488 (2.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Born and raised in Philadelphia, he played collegiately for hometown Temple University.

He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1949 BAA draft and the Syracuse Nationals in the 1949 NBL draft.

He played for the Warriors (1949–53) in the NBA for 227 games.

Bobb died December 8, 2003 of cancer in Irvine, California.

External links

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

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