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Herbert Niiler
Estonian basketball player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Aleksander Juhan Niiler (27 April 1905 – 13 April 1982) was an Estonian American basketball player and coach.
Niiler was born in Tallinn.[1] He received a degree in physical education from Springfield College in 1928[2] and then introduced basketball to Estonia.[1] He coached the Estonia men's national basketball team in the 1936 Summer Olympics,[1] where the team placed 9th. He also led Estonia to EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939, finishing both in 5th place.[3]
In 1945, he fled from the Soviet occupation with his family via Sweden and Germany to the United States, where they resided in Pittsburgh from 1949 onward.[2][4]
Niiler died at North Hills Passavant Hospital in 1982.[1]
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Oceanographer Pearn P. Niiler is his son.[1]
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