height_ft death_date statvalue nationality birth_date cyears career_start years death_place cteam draft_year team draft_pick college statlabel name hof_player career_position high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end letter career_number height_in bbr article_title
6 21 november 2013 10,063 -rrb- 1,515 -lrb- 2.2 apg -rrb- -lrb- 14.4 ppg -rrb- 5,940 -lrb- 9.4 rpg american 21 october 1928 1968 -- 1969 1949 1949 -- 1959 wayzata , minnesota minnesota pipers -lrb- aba -rrb- 1949 minneapolis lakers territorial hamline -lrb- 1945 -- 1949 -rrb- points rebounds assists vern mikkelsen arild-verner-agerskov-vern-mikkelsen power forward / small forward askov -lrb- askov , minnesota -rrb- 230 parlier , california minneapolis lakers 1959 m 19 7 mikkeve01 vern mikkelsen

vern mikkelsen

arild verner agerskov `` vern '' mikkelsen -lrb- october 21 , 1928 -- november 21 , 2013 -rrb- was an american professional basketball player .
he was one of the nba 's first power forwards in the 1950s and was known for his tenacious defense .
