George "Chuck" Karmarkovich (March 17, 1927 – January 11, 1951) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Waynesburg University where he scored 1,111 points from 1947 to 1950 and was a three time All-State.[2][3][4] Following his college career, he played for the Altoona Flyers in the All-American Basketball League (AABL) in 1950. After receiving a trial with Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association, he played for the Johnstown Clippers of the AABL.[5]
Karmarkovich died on January 11, 1951, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident a day earlier. The accident occurred when the car that Karmarkovich was a passenger in, and driven by the Clippers' coach Nat Hickey, skidded on ice, and struck another car.[6] Karmarkovich was taken to Memorial Hospital in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where he died of a fractured skull and internal injuries.[7] As a result of his death, the Clippers were disbanded and Hickey stepped away from basketball for good.[8][9][10]
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