Yalçın Granit
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Born | Darüşşafaka S.K. | 17 September 1932
1958–1960 | Beyoğluspor |
1960–1963 | İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. |
1964–1965 | Galatasaray |
1967–1968 | Galatasaray |
1971–1974 | Eczacıbaşı |
Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish
Biography
He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüşşafaka High School, an institution for orphans only, in the sixth grade. He played football in the school team, though he was directed to playing basketball.[1][2]
At the age 17, he finished high school, and was transferred by Galatasaray Basketball through its club president Ali Sami Yen. At the Galatasaray team, which was nicknamed "The invincible Armada" (Turkish: Yenilmez Armada), he played many years and served also as their captain.[2][3][4]
Following his graduation from
The same year as he began to play for the Galatasaray team, he was admitted to the
During all time at Galatasaray and the Turkish national team, he became the top scorer.[2]
In 1958 at the age of 26, Granit became the coach of his high school team
Granit presided over the basketball branch of the Galatasaray S.K. in 2002.[8] He was a sports journalist at the daily newspapers Hürriyet (2003–2012) and Habertürk (2010).[2][5][9][10] He is known for his contribution to the establishment of the basketball branch at Darüşşafaka in 1951, and his continuous efforts in their development.[2]
Granit died on 1 November 2020. On 3 November, after funeral services at
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gencer, Nur. "Yalçın Granit". Basket Dergisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tecrübemi 'Daçka... Daçka' diye haykıran kardeşlerimin emrine vermeye kararlıyım" (PDF) (in Turkish). Darüşşafaka. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ a b "Yalçın Granit Türk Telekom Arena'daydı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2014-04-29. |
- ^ a b c "Galatasaray Yalçın Granit'i de unutmadı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ a b "Yalçın Granit - Tüm Yazıları". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Yalcin Granit (Turkey)". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Men's Basketball". Eczacıbaşı Sports Club. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- NTV MSNBC(in Turkish). 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Yalçın Granit - Hürriyet Arama". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "12 Dev Adam sloganı ekip ruhunu öldürdü!". Zaman (in Turkish). 2002-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Yalçın Granit son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". NTV.com.tr. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.