# Mel Hirsch

> Melvin M. Hirsch was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA), for 13 games in the 1946-47 season. At 5 feet 6 inches tall, he was the shortest player in NBA history until Muggsy Bogues 40 years later. He is the third shortest NBA player of all time, after Bogues and Earl Boykins.

*American basketball player*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Basketball Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646))
- **Category:** Basketball Players
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-07-31
- **Died:** 1968
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Melvin M. Hirsch was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA), for 13 games in the 1946-47 season. At 5 feet 6 inches tall, he was the shortest player in NBA history until Muggsy Bogues 40 years later. He is the third shortest NBA player of all time, after Bogues and Earl Boykins.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.9

## Sources
- [Mel Hirsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Hirsch)
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- [ميل هيرش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B4)
- [梅尔·赫希](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%85%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E8%B5%AB%E5%B8%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3854065)

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