Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional
basketball
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player. He was an
All-American center
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for the
NC State Wolfpack in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the
New York Knicks
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Shavlik established a janitorial service, Carolina Maintenance Co., as a college student in 1956.
After his playing career, he focused on growing the business.
Shavlik died of cancer at the age of 49.
His grandson,
Shavlik Randolph
Ronald Shavlik Randolph (born November 24, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Duke University before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft.
In addition to playing in the National Basketba ...
, played
college basketball
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for
Duke University
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and has played professionally in the NBA. On November 4, 2018, Shavlik was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame.
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References
External links
Basketball-reference.com bio
1933 births
1983 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Denver
Centers (basketball)
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
New York Knicks draft picks
New York Knicks players
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