Joe Proski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joe Proski

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1939

Place of Birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Joe Proski

  • Joe Proski (born April 19, 1939 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a Polish American retired athletic trainer who spent the majority of his career as the head trainer for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Phoenix Suns.
  • After spending one season with the Chicago Bulls, Proski left for the Phoenix Suns in 1968.
  • Proski served as the head athletic trainer in four NBA All-Star Games (1971, 1975, 1985 and 1995) and was named Head Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1988.
  • Following the 1999–2000 NBA season, Proski retired from the NBA.
  • His immediate successor for the position would be Aaron Nelson, who was recommended by Jeff Hornacek and became the assistant athletic trainer from 1993–2000.
  • On April 1, 2001, Proski was inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor.
  • In 2017, Proski was inducted into the Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame.Proski's father, John Proski, was a trainer for the NFL Green Bay Packers.
  • Following the construction of Lambeau Field (then known as City Stadium) in 1957, John Proski became the manager of the venue.Joe Proski went to Montana State University on a football scholarship and during the summers worked for a Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliate in his hometown of Green Bay as a clubhouse manager.
  • The team's manager, Pete Reiser, urged Proski to pursue a career in training.
  • Proski enrolled at the Gus Mauch Florida School for Athletic Trainers in Kissimmee, Florida and was certified in 1959.
  • He eventually joined the Detroit Tigers physical therapy staff during spring training.
  • His position with the Tigers led him to his first full-time training job with the Chicago Cubs.
  • The Cubs employed Proski for eight years before he left for the NBA.
  • Proski worked as a trainer for the Chicago White Sox minor league affiliate in Tucson, Arizona during the NBA off-season.

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