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Andy Kostecka

Andy Kostecka
Personal information
Born (1921-02-10)February 10, 1921
Newark, New Jersey
Died January 17, 2007(2007-01-17) (aged 85)
Bethesda, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Bloomfield (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
College Georgetown (1941–1943, 1946–1948)
NBA draft 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets
Playing career 1948–1949
Position Forward
Number 70
Career history
1948–1949 Indianapolis Jets
Career BAA statistics
Points 135 (6.4 ppg)
Assists 14 (0.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Andrew "Andy" Kostecka (February 10, 1921 – January 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. Kostecka was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Indianapolis Jets after a collegiate career at Georgetown. He played for the Jets for one season before retiring from basketball.

In his post-basketball career, Kostecka worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Commerce. Kostecka was also in the United States Army, and during World War II he "served as General Douglas MacArthur's Russian interpreter and was among the first group of Americans to enter Nagasaki after the explosion of the atomic bomb over the city."

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.



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