George Gregory Nelmark (May 9, 1917 – December 4, 2010), born ''George Nelimarkka'', was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (1941–42) and Syracuse Nationals (1946–48) and averaged 5.3 points per game for his career. Nelmark served with the US Marine Corps during World War II, participating in the Battle of Guadalcanal. After the war, he attended UC Santa Barbara, and became a teacher at

Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912, and had its first graduating class in 1912. I ...

, Lancaster, CA in 1951, retiring in 1990.

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