Don Carlson

Donald Vernon Carlson (March 22, 1921 – October 16, 2004) was an American professional basketball player. Known as Swede Carlson, he was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A guard/forward from the University of Minnesota, Carlson played professionally for five seasons, from 1946 to 1951, in the Basketball Association of America, National Basketball League and the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Minneapolis Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets. He won three professional championships with the Lakers, one in each of the leagues he played in, and the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1948. After his playing days, he was a coach and athletic director at Columbia Heights High School in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

Carlson died in 2004.

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