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(New page: '''Iakovos "Jack" Nikolaidis''' is a former basketball player and sports official. Nikolaidis is the nephew of Apostolos Nikolaidis an athlete and sports official after whom [[Apo...) |
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| − | '''Iakovos "Jack" Nikolaidis''' | + | '''Iakovos "Jack" Nikolaidis''' was a [[basketball]] player and sports official. |
| − | Nikolaidis | + | Nikolaidis was born in [[1925]]. He was the nephew of [[Apostolos Nikolaidis]], an athlete and sports official after whom [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium]] was named. |
As a player Nikolaidis participated in the first two championship seasons of [[Panathinaikos BC]] ([[1946]] and [[1947]]). | As a player Nikolaidis participated in the first two championship seasons of [[Panathinaikos BC]] ([[1946]] and [[1947]]). | ||
In the [[1970s]], when [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] president Apostolos Nikolaidis was ailing, Jack stepped in to fill his uncle's shoes. It was he who handed over leadership of the club to the Vardinoyiannis family. | In the [[1970s]], when [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] president Apostolos Nikolaidis was ailing, Jack stepped in to fill his uncle's shoes. It was he who handed over leadership of the club to the Vardinoyiannis family. | ||
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| + | Nikolaidis died on [[September 2]], [[2015]], at the age of 90. | ||
[[Category:Basketball Players|Nikolaidis, Jack]] | [[Category:Basketball Players|Nikolaidis, Jack]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1925 births|Nikolaidis, Jack]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2015 deaths|Nikolaidis, Jack]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:45, October 23, 2015
Iakovos "Jack" Nikolaidis was a basketball player and sports official.
Nikolaidis was born in 1925. He was the nephew of Apostolos Nikolaidis, an athlete and sports official after whom Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium was named.
As a player Nikolaidis participated in the first two championship seasons of Panathinaikos BC (1946 and 1947).
In the 1970s, when Panathinaikos president Apostolos Nikolaidis was ailing, Jack stepped in to fill his uncle's shoes. It was he who handed over leadership of the club to the Vardinoyiannis family.
Nikolaidis died on September 2, 2015, at the age of 90.