Jiří Zídek Sr.
Zídek with the Czechoslovak national team in 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1944 Prague, Bohemia and Moravia, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 2022 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1962–1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1985–2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| As a player: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1969 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Dukla Olomouc | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1977 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Slavia VŠT Košice | |||||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Sparta Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Sparta Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jiří Zídek Sr. (8 February 1944 – 21 May 2022) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 in) tall, Zídek was a talented center who was named the Best Czech Player of the 20th Century, and was the Czechoslovak League's all-time leading scorer. He was also among the 105 nominees to the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list. His son, Jiří "George" Zídek Jr., also won the EuroLeague title with Žalgiris, in 1999. To this day, they are the only father and son to have reached a EuroLeague title game as players. In 2019, he became the first Czech to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.