Tal Brody
American-Israeli basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1943 · age 83
Talbot "Tal" Brody, nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the 1965 NBA draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career, to instead play basketball in Israel.
Tal Brody is read about 55 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2015Bonei Zion PrizeAward2004Independence Day (Israel) torchbearerAward1979Israel PrizeAward1943Born30 August 1943
People around Tal
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Career 2
ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball1962-1965
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He played on national basketball teams of both the United States and Israel, and served in the armies of both countries.
Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83
Where to find them
On the same team as Tal
Brian RandleAlso played for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketballLaVon MercerAlso played for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
Nik Caner-MedleyAlso played for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
Steve BardoAlso played for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Johnny KerrAlso played for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketballWendell AlexisAlso played for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.