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Don Eliason
File:Don Eliason Celtics.jpg
Eliason with the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 season
Personal details
Born (1918-07-24)July 24, 1918
Owatonna, Minnesota
Died August 18, 2003(2003-08-18) (aged 85)
Nationality American

Donald Carlton Eliason (July 24, 1918 – August 18, 2003) was a professional basketball and American football player who spent one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and two seasons in the National Football League (NBL). In the BAA, he was a player for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 season, and played in one game.[1] His NFL career started in 1942 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. After not playing for four seasons due to serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Eliason joined the NFL Boston Yanks. He attended Hamline University and graduated in 1942.[2]

After his sporting career, Eliason was a science teacher and coach at Excelsior and Minnetonka high schools.[2] He worked as a bonded representative for a brokerage firm before his retirement.[2] Eliason was recognised for his volunteer work with the intellectually disabled.[2]

BAA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Boston 1 .000 .000 .0 .0
Career 1 .000 .000 .0 .0

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