Hüseyin Alp (May 12, 1935 – January 8, 1983) was a Turkish professional
basketball
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player and
supporting role movie actor. With his height of tall, he was one of the tallest Turkish basketball players.
Early life
Alp was born 1935, in
,
Sivas Province
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.
Club career
Alp started playing basketball at the age of 27. From 1962 to 1974, he played at the
center position, for the
İTÜ and
Altınordu teams. During his
club career, he won six
Turkish Super League
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championships (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973). He was the Turkish Super League's
Top Scorer, in 1967 and 1974.
National team career
Alp was also a member of the senior
Turkish national basketball team
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. With Turkey, he played in 73
games
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. He played at the
1971 EuroBasket
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Venues
First round
Group A – Essen
Group B – Böblingen
Knock ...
.
Acting career
In addition to his basketball career, Alp starred in some Turkish made
movies
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, in supporting roles, from 1965 to 1978. He played in roles that featured his giant-like appearance.
Filmography
* ''
Kadın Okşanmak İster'' (1965)
* ''
Tarkan Gümüş Eyer'' (1970) - as Giant
* ''
Erkek Gibi Ölenler'' (1970)
* ''
Tarkan Viking Kanı'' (1971) - Orso
* ''
Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı'' (1976)
* ''
Babanın Evlatları'' (1977) - as Mafiosi boss Beşir
Death and legacy
Hüseyin Alp died on January 8, 1983, at the age of 48, in
Istanbul
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. A junior women's basketball club, the "Kağıthane Hüseyin Alp S.K.", was formed in the
Kağıthane
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district of Istanbul, in his honor.
References
External links
*
FIBA Profile
1935 births
1983 deaths
People from Kangal
Turkish men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Turkish male film actors
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players
20th-century Turkish male actors
20th-century Turkish sportsmen
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