What is Dick Nemelka?
[[File:Dick Nemelka 1966.jpeg|right|200px]] '''Richard Samuel Nemelka''' (October 1, 1943 – September 19, 2020) was an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA). He was born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. As a college player, he earned [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] honor at [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU). He played for the [[Utah Stars]] between 1970 to 1971. Nemelka died on September 19, 2020 in Salt Lake City from [[cancer]], aged 76.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sorensen|first=Mike|title= Dick Nemelka, BYU All-American, loses battle with cancer at 76|url= https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/9/23/21453196/dick-nemelka-byu-all-american-loses-battle-with-cancer-at-76|date=September 23, 2020|website=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Richard Samuel Nemelka, 1943–2020|url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=richard-samuel-nemelka&pid=196847792|website=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemelka, Dick}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Utah]] [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Salt Lake City, Utah]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}