What is George Mikan?
[[File:George Mikan 1948 Bowman.jpg|right|200px]] '''George Lawrence Mikan Jr.''' (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed '''Mr. Basketball''', was an American professional basketball player. He was born in [[Joliet, Illinois]] and studied at [[DePaul University]]. He was 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m). From 1947 and 1954 and again in 1956, he played for the [[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis Lakers]].<ref>{{cite web | last= hoophall.com | title= George Mikan Biography | url= http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Mikan.htm | date=February 23, 2007 |access-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080522124204/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Mikan.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2008 }}</ref> He also coached the team from 1957 to 1958. In 1959, he was honored in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]. Mikan died in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] on June 1, 2005 from [[diabetes]]-related problems, aged 80. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category-inline}} * [http://www.nba.com/history/players/mikan_bio.html NBA profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikan, George}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from diabetes]] [[Category:Los Angeles Lakers players]] [[Category:National Basketball Association coaches]] [[Category:DePaul University alumni]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:People from Joliet, Illinois]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}