Talk:George Zidek

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A fact from George Zidek appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Czech basketball player George Zidek is the younger of the only father-and-son pair to have each played in European club basketball title games?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/June.

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++Lar: t/c 12:18, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3 years in America ended in 1998

After 15 years, shouldn't the article be titled under his real Czech name? In ictu oculi (talk) 07:20, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You should propose a move right out; probably can go to WP:MOVE and follow directions there and interested editors will weigh in; after some time passes, the discussion will be closed and the move either made or not. --(AfadsBad (talk) 03:22, 14 September 2013 (UTC))[reply]

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George Zidek → Jiří Zídek – Czech national, US green card but never took US citizenship. Although during 3 years in America 1996-1998 for the Denver Nuggets he went (mostly) by the name George Zidek, he then went back to Europe to play basketball as Jiří Zídek in Lithuania, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Poland and finally Czech Republic. Today known in Europe as basketball commentator Jiří Zídek, and as son of Jiří Zídek Sr.. In ictu oculi (talk) 03:48, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment does he work in English as a basketball commentator? -- 70.24.244.158 (talk) 09:31, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]