What is Seppo Kuusela?
[[File:Seppo Kuusela.jpg|thumb|Kuusela playing in the 1950s.]] '''Seppo Ilmo Kuusela''' (25 February 1934 &ndash; 16 October 2014) was a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[basketball]] player and coach. A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [[point guard]] and [[shooting guard]], he played professionally between 1952 and 1969. He played for both Pantterit and Tapion Honka (now known as [[Espoon Honka]]), as well as for [[Finland national basketball team|Finland's national basketball team]]. From 1970 until 1992, he coached Espoon Honka. Kuusela was born in [[Helsinki]]. He grew up in [[Töölö]]. Kuusela died on 16 October 2014 at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tapiolanhonka.fi/index.php?mid=2258&itemid=16222581&a=viewItem|title=Koripallosuuruus Seppo Kuusela on kuollut|publisher=[[Espoon Honka]]|date=17 October 2014|accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/en/seppo-kuusela Seppo Kuusela] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017221806/http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/en/seppo-kuusela |date=2014-10-17 }} at the [http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/en Finish Basketball Association (FBA) webpage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206001232/http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/en |date=2015-02-06 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuusela, Seppo}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Finnish basketball players]] [[Category:Basketball coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Helsinki]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}