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Yalcin was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Izmir, Turkey. One of the highlights of his life was representing the Turkish National Basketball Team in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. As a result, he met Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics, who invited him to coach at his summer youth basketball camp in New...
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