About Herschell Turner
Herschell Turner, 86, American basketball player (Chicago Majors, Pittsburgh Pipers, Anaheim Amigos).
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|Herschell C. Turner (March 29, 1938 – August 13, 2024) was an American professional basketball player.
Turner played basketball at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected by the Syracuse Nationals as the 45th overall pick of the 1960 NBA draft.
Turner played for the Baltimore Bullets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1960–61 season and won the EPBL championship in 1961. He played two games with the Scranton Miners of the EPBL during the 1962–63 season.
Turner played for the Anaheim Amigos and Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1967–68 season. He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Following his basketball career, Turner became an exhibited painter. He died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 13, 2024, at the age of 86.
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