Basketball players buried in New York
Wikidata records 52 basketball players as buried in 36 of the cemeteries we list in New York. Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx holds the most, with 3. New York has the highest count of any state, out of 543 nationally.
People with basketball player among their recorded occupations.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Basketball players buried in New York
- Alcott Neary1892-1941American football and basketball playerRiverside Cemetery, Rochester, NY
- Senda Berenson Abbott1868-1954Russian-American Hall of Fame basketball pioneerWoodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY
- William Reid1893-1955American baseball player and coach, college athletics administratorSaint Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NY
- Harry T. Watson1882-1957American basketball playerMaple Grove Cemetery, Warsaw, NY
- Aud Brindley1923-1958American basketball playerGreenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, NY
- Alfred Heerdt1881-1958American basketball player and coachForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
- Ernie Davis1939-1963American football playerWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Rody Cooney1902-1965American basketball player and coachCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Albert Manweiler1880-1966American basketball playerUnited German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY
- George Redlein1885-1968American basketball playerForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
- Joe Lapchick1900-1970American basketball player and coachOakland Cemetery, Yonkers, NY
- Samuel Melitzer1888-1970Basketball player and coachLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- John F. Blake1895-1974American athlete and coachLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Bob Gale1925-1975American basketball playerSound Avenue Cemetery, Northville, NY
- Stanley Stutz1920-1975American basketball playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Pelham, NY
- Paul Robeson1898-1976American singer, actor, and political activistFerncliff Cemetery, Greenburgh, NY
- Harry J. Fishbein1897-1976American bridge player and club ownerMount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Herbert Raubenheimer1896-1978American football player and coachCypress Hills Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Bob Douglas1882-1979American basketball playerWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Sonny Dove1945-1983American basketball playerMaple Grove Cemetery, Queens, NY
- John Roosma1900-1983American military officer and basketball playerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Max Zaslofsky1925-1985American basketball player and coachMount Ararat Cemetery, Lindenhurst, NY
- Lester Yellin1935-1987American college basketball player and coachWashington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Dermie O'Connell1928-1988American basketball playerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
- Bob Skarda1925-1994American basketball playerCalverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY
- Joseph L. Galiber1924-1995American politicianFerncliff Cemetery, Greenburgh, NY
- Thomas Gannon1925-1997American football player and coachCalverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY
- Paul Seymour1928-1998American basketball player and coachWoodlawn Cemetery, Lyncourt, NY
- John Nucatola1907-2000American basketball playerMount Marys Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Malik Sealy1970-2000American basketball playerFerncliff Cemetery, Greenburgh, NY
- Jim Quinlan1922-2003American basketball playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Dansville, NY
- Dan Carnevale1918-2005American baseball player, manafer and scoutForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
- Maggie Dixon1977-2006American basketball player and coachWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Sam MacNeil1925-2008American basketball coach and politicianWethersfield Cemetery, Warsaw, NY
- Al Seiden1937-2008American basketball playerNew Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, NY
- Ralph Kaplowitz1919-2009American basketball playerMount Ararat Cemetery, Lindenhurst, NY
- Carl Braun1927-2010American basketball player and coachHoly Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY
- Dean Meminger1948-2013American basketball player and coachWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Ossie Schectman1919-2013American basketball playerNew Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, NY
- Billy Harrell1928-2014American baseball playerOakwood Cemetery, Cohoes, NY
- Dolph Schayes1928-2015American basketball player and coachWoodlawn Cemetery, Lyncourt, NY
- Anthony Mason1966-2015American basketball playerMaple Grove Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Jon Cincebox1936-2016American basketball playerSaint Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery, Johnson City, NY
- Tom Pottenburgh1932-2016College basketball player (1951-1955) SienaAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY
- Albrette Ransom1952-2016American basketball playerSaint Michael's Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Paul Yesawich1923-2017American professional basketball player; New York State Appellate JudgeCortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, NY
- Connie Hawkins1942-2017American basketball playerThe Evergreens Cemetery, Queens, NY
- George Carter1944-2020American basketball playerSaint Bonaventure Cemetery, Saint Bonaventure, NY
- Gene Roberti1930-2020American college basketball and baseball coachCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Anthony Missere1947-2020American basketball player and coachWoodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY
- Robert Sassone1931-2023American basketball player and coachSaint Bonaventure Cemetery, Saint Bonaventure, NY
- Richie Adams1963-2026American former college basketball player; convicted criminal and murdererSaint Raymond Cemetery, Bronx, NY
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1940s1
- 1950s5
- 1960s4
- 1970s9
- 1980s5
- 1990s4
- 2000s8
- 2010s11
- 2020s5
By recorded year of death, for the 52 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Woodlawn Cemetery · The Bronx, NY3
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Buffalo, NY3
- Ferncliff Cemetery · Greenburgh, NY3
- Calverton National Cemetery · Calverton, NY2
- Long Island National Cemetery · Farmingdale, NY2
- New Montefiore Cemetery · West Babylon, NY2
- Mount Ararat Cemetery · Lindenhurst, NY2
- Maple Grove Cemetery · Queens, NY2
- Calvary Cemetery · Manhattan, NY2
- West Point Cemetery · West Point, NY2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Lyncourt, NY2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · New Windsor, NY2
- Saint Bonaventure Cemetery · Saint Bonaventure, NY2
- Holy Rood Cemetery · Westbury, NY1
- Cortland Rural Cemetery · Cortland, NY1
- Saint Raymond Cemetery · Bronx, NY1
- Washington Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY1
- Mount Marys Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Riverside Cemetery · Rochester, NY1
- Oakland Cemetery · Yonkers, NY1
- Cypress Hills Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Albany Rural Cemetery · Menands, NY1
- Mount Carmel Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Saint Michael's Cemetery · Manhattan, NY1
- The Evergreens Cemetery · Queens, NY1
Top 25 of 36 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
Other notable burials in New York
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.