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Radivoje “Zucko” Korac

1938 – 1969

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Basketball Player. Even today he is considered to be one of the best players in the history of European basketball. Known as "Zucko," he was the best and most efficient player of the Yugoslav team in the 1960s. He won with the Yugoslav team six medals, five silver medals and one bronze. Playing for OKK Belgrade, versus Alvik Stockholm, in a match of European Champions' Cup in 1964 (OKK Belgrade won 155-57), "Zucko" scored an unheard of 99 points. He died as the result of a car accident in June of 1969. Shortly after the tragedy, a competition "Cup of Radivoj Korac" was established as a remembrance of this legendary player.

Name
Radivoje “Zucko” Korac
Locality
Београд, Serbia
Born
5 noiembrie 1938
Died
2 iunie 1969
Age
30 years
From
Vojvodina, Serbia
Location
Novo Groblje ↗
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Cemetery
Novo Groblje
Cemetery
Tree-lined path of Giants
Locality
Београд
Country
Serbia
Public figure
Yes

Radivoje “Zucko” Korac

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