Donald Neil Johnston (Gabby, Ol' Hoss)
Born: February 4, 1929 in Chillicothe, Ohio
Died: September 28, 1978
High School: Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio
College: Ohio State
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1990 (Full List)
As Player: 516 G, 19.4 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.5 APG (Full Record)
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
| 1959-60 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 75 | 49 | 26 | .653 | 11.5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1960-61 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 79 | 46 | 33 | .582 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1972-73 | 43 | POR | NBA | Assistant Coach | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 44 | POR | NBA | Assistant Coach | |||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 154 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 18.0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |||||
| 2 seasons | PHW | NBA | 154 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 18.0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | ||||
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