Esko Karhunen
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Helsinki, Finland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1928[1] Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 8 March 2016 (aged 88) Helsinki, Finland |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career history | |
| 1944–1960 | Kiri-Veikot / HOK-Veikot / Pantterit |
| Career highlights | |
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Esko Ensio ”Sir Emal” Karhunen (4 January 1928 – 8 March 2016) was a Finnish basketball player and contributor.[clarification needed]
The 183-centimetre-tall (6 ft 0 in) Karhunen spent his whole SM-sarja career at Pantterit basketball club, and its predecessors, in Helsinki, and was in a record 13 Finnish championship-winning teams. He was also capped eight times for the Finland men's national team and represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[2]
After his career as a player, Karhunen was a basketball contributor [clarification needed] in Pantterit. He organized a practice tournament which was played between 1971–2000 and brought the Harlem Globetrotters to Finland.[3][4][5]
Karhunen was inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] Karhunen died on 8 March 2016 in Helsinki at 88 years of age.[7]
