Krešimir Ćosić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Krešimir Ćosić

basketball player

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1948

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Date of Death: 25-May-1995

Profession: diplomat, translator, basketball player, basketball coach, linguist

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Krešimir "Krešo" Cosic (Croatian pronunciation: [kre?imir t?????sit??]; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a Croatian professional basketball player and coach.
He was a collegiate All-American at Brigham Young University. In 1996, Cosic became only the second international player ever elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
He was also an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
The Croatian Basketball Cup, and KK Zadar's home arena, are named after him. Cosic was a notable church leader and missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as the deputy ambassador of Croatia to the U.S., in Washington, D.C.