Len Rader

Leonard Rader (March 29, 1921 – December 29, 1996) was an American professional basketball player.^[1][2] He played for the Buffalo Bisons later Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Hammond Calumet Buccaneers in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.6 points per game.^[1][3]

Len Rader

Personal information
Born	(1921-03-29)March 29, 1921 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 29, 1996(1996-12-29) (aged 75) Margate, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	James Madison (Brooklyn, New York)
College	LIU Brooklyn (1941–1944)
Playing career	1944–1950
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
Playing
1943–1944	Long Island Wonder Team
1944–1945	Philadelphia Sphas
1946–1947	Buffalo Bisons / Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1947	Troy Celtics
1947–1948	Birmingham Skyhawks
1947–1949	Montgomery Rebels
1948–1949	Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950	Hartford Hurricanes
Coaching
1947–1949	Montgomery Rebels
Career highlights
ABL champion (1945)

His twin brother is Howie Rader, who also played professional basketball while with both the Philadelphia Sphas and the Buffalo Bisons turned Tri-Cities Blackhawks.^[2] Len and his twin brother, Howie, were two out of eight players from the original Buffalo Bisons NBL team from 1946 that ended up moving from Buffalo, New York to Moline, Illinois (as a part of what was called the "Tri-Cities" area at the time) to become the Tri-Cities Blackhawks that became the present-day Atlanta Hawks.^[4]