Don Ohl

Don Ohl
Personal information
Born (1936-04-18) April 18, 1936 (age 88)
Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdwardsville (Edwardsville, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (1955–1958)
NBA draft1958: 5th round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1959–1970
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Number10, 30
Career history
1959–1960Peoria Cats
19601964Detroit Pistons
19641968Baltimore Bullets
19681970St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points11,549 (15.9 ppg)
Rebounds2,163 (3.0 rpg)
Assists2,243 (3.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donald Jay Ohl (born April 18, 1936) is an American former basketball player who played college ball at the University of Illinois then spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where the guard took part in five consecutive All-Star Games (1963–67). He was born in Murphysboro, a rural town in southern Illinois, and after living in Peoria and Iowa, he moved to Edwardsville, Illinois when he was ten years old.[1] He went by the nickname of Waxie because of his trademark crew cut.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Klingaman, Mike (June 16, 2009). "Catching Up With … former Bullet Don Ohl". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 9, 2024.