Bill Tosheff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBill Tosheff
NBA player
Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1926
Place of Birth: Gary, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 01-Oct-2011
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Bill Tosheff
- William Mark "Bill" Tosheff (June 2, 1926 – October 1, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard, Tosheff played at Indiana University from 1947 to 1951 after a stint with the U.S.
- Army Air Corps.
- From 1951 to 1954, he played in the NBA as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Milwaukee Hawks, averaging 9.2 points in 203 games.
- Some sources list him as the 1952 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (with Mel Hutchins); however, official NBA guides generally have not included pre-1953 winners.In 1988, Tosheff founded the Pre-1965 NBA Players Association in order to secure fair pension plans for NBA players who were active before 1965.
- Tosheff lobbied to close a loophole in the NBA pension that granted benefits to post-1965 players with a minimum of three years of service, but required pre-1965 players have five years of service.A San Diego resident, Tosheff died in Hawaii from cancer aged 85 on October 1, 2011.
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