Nick Lalić

Nikola Andrew Lalich (May 8, 1916 – May 11, 2001) was a Serbian American He was a star college basketball player at Ohio University in the 1930s, where he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial arts. Later, Lalich earned a master's degree from Columbia University in New York. In 1984, Lalich was inducted into the Ohio Bobcats Hall of Fame. Lalich was Head of Mission from 29 August to 27 December 1944, taking over from George Musulin, and was awarded with the Legion of Merit for his service. Lalich later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in Greece from 1952 to 1957 and they had one child. He died, aged 85 years, in Baltimore on May 11, 2001.