Tony Jaros
Basketball player
Anthony Joseph Jaros (February 22, 1920–April 22, 1995) was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" (1.90 m) forward/guard from the University of Minnesota, Jaros played four seasons (1946–1947; 1948–1951) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won two league championships with the Lakers. He also spent one season in the National Basketball League with the Lakers (1947-1948), winning the NBL title that season.Jaros went to Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis, and later owned a well-known bar in that neighborhood that bears his name to this day. Tony Jaros' River Garden bar is home of the "Greenie" a very strong lime-flavored drink made with vodka. The bar has several photos of Jaros, as well as one of his last NBA Pension checks, framed on the wall.
Personal facts
| Birth date | February 22, 1920 |
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| Date of death | April 22, 1995 |
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| Height (meters) | 1.905 |
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| Weight (Kilograms) | 83.916 |
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