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Howard Nathan

Howard Nathan

American basketball player (1972–2019)

Howard Nathan Jr. (January 21, 1972 – July 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) and Northwest Arkansas Community College. He played 5 games during the 1995–96 NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.6 points and 0.4 assists per game.

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Nathan attended Manual High School in Peoria and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 1991.[1] He appears in the 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams as the victor of Arthur Agee's John Marshall Metropolitan High School Commandos in the 1991 Illinois high school basketball championship tournament.[2] Shaun Livingston called Nathan "the greatest player to come out of Peoria at the high school level."[1]

Nathan was paralyzed after an allegedly drunk driver drove into his Oldsmobile in Peoria on July 30, 2006.[3] He returned to Manual High School as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2017.[1] On July 9, 2019, Nathan's heart stopped twice after he collapsed in his Peoria home.[4] He was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center where he died on July 28, 2019, at the age of 47.[1][5]

On February 6, 2020, the area where Nathan grew up on the corner of Madison Park Terrace and Proctor Street in Peoria was honored as "Howard Nathan Jr. Court".[6]

References

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    Reynolds, Dave (July 29, 2019). "Friends fondly remember one of Peoria's greatest, Mr. Basketball Howard Nathan". Journal Star. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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    Vlahos, Nick (July 29, 2019). "Nick in the AM: From the start, Howard Nathan was legendary in Peoria hoops". Journal Star. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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    Hamilton, Brian (December 17, 2006). "An accident left Peoria basketball legend Howard Nathan paralyzed, but he says his life is headed on the right path". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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    Reynolds, Dave (July 11, 2019). "Former Mr. Basketball Howard Nathan hospitalized, but showing improvement". Journal Star. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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    "Howard Nathan Jr Obituary". T.W. Parks Colonial Chapel. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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    "Peoria basketball icon Howard Nathan to be honored on Thursday". Journal Star. February 5, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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