Researching Howard Nathan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 998 people with the Nathan surname? In that year Nathan was ranked number 2594 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Howard means "Guardian of the Home" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Howard Nathan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Howard Nathan and the Nathan Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1567 people with the Nathan surname in the UK? Nathan is now ranked number 2642 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Nathan surname in the USA? Nathan is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Howard Nathan
Howard Nathan Jr. (January 21, 1972 – July 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) and Northwest Arkansas Community College. He played 5 games during the 1995–96 NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.6 points and 0.4 assists per game.
Nathan appears in the 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams as an adversary of Arthur Agee's John Marshall Metropolitan High School Commandos in the 1991 Illinois high school basketball championship tournament. Nathan's Manual High School (Peoria) ultimately won the game. Nathan was named Mr. Basketball of Illinois in 1991.
Nathan was paralyzed after an allegedly drunk driver drove into his Oldsmobile in Peoria on July 30, 2006. He died at the age of 47 in a Peoria hospital on July 28, 2019.
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