Nathan Krinsky, also known as Nat Krinsky, (8 January 1899 – 8 May 1984) was born to Russian

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 immigrants and was a professional basketball

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 player. Krinsky is included in several pictures of the Basketball Hall of Fame

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, and is in the Basketball Old Timers Hall of Fame. Krinsky was a Jew and was mentioned in Bob Wechsler's book Day by Day in Jewish Sports History.

After graduating from an all-boys high school in 1917, Krinsky attended the City College of New York

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Krinsky was also the father of Paul L. Krinsky

Paul L. Krinsky

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, former superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy

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, and Edward M. Krinsky, former Director of Operations for the United States Basketball League

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