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Paul 'The Bear' Hoffman
Paul 'The Bear' Hoffman
Guard
Age
101
Nationality
USA
Height
188 cm (6'2")
Weight
88 kg
Born
May 5, 1925
College
Purdue
Draft
1947
Round
0
· Pick
0
from Purdue
Born on May 5
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1922
Moe Radovich
1929 · Golden State Warriors
Bill Buntin
1942 · Detroit Pistons
Herm Gilliam
1946 · Atlanta Hawks
Larry Steele
1949 · Portland Trail Blazers
Lowes Moore
1957 · Los Angeles Clippers
Rob Williams
1961 · Denver Nuggets
Orlando Graham
1965 · Golden State Warriors
