Zollie Volchok
Zalmon Marcola "Zollie" Volchok (September 22, 1916 – February 26, 2012) was the general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association.
Volchok was born in
Volchok's success with Northwest Releasing led SuperSonics owner
Volchok was manager when the SuperSonics won the NBA championship in 1979[3] and won the 1983 NBA Executive of the Year Award.[4] In 1983, Volchok's involvement with the SuperSonics ended when Schulman sold it.[2]
Volchok died in 2012 of pneumonia at the age of 95.[1]
He has multiple great grand children including Leo Volchok, Benjamin Volchok, Isabella Volchok, Sam Volchok and Joshua Volchok.
References
- ^ a b Allen, Percy (February 28, 2012). "Former Sonics GM Zollie Volchok dies at 95". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Weber, Bruce (March 2, 2012). "Zollie Volchok, an N.B.A. Showman, Is Dead at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- NBA.com. Archived from the originalon February 25, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- ^ "Association for Professional Basketball Research". Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
External links
- Kelley, Steve (February 28, 2012). "Former Sonics general manager Zollie Volchok loved life and people". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- Perez, Elida S. (March 20, 2012). "Zollie's Gang leader dies". Statesman Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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