Viktor Zubkov (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Zubkov (basketball)

Russian basketball player

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2016

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ??????; 24 April 1937 – 16 October 2016) was a Soviet professional basketball player and coach.
At a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he played at the center position.
He is considered to be one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the 1950s and 1960s.
He won two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, while representing the senior men's Soviet national team.
He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.