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Feb 10, 1921 Newark, New Jersey, United States Died on 17 Jan 2007 (aged 85)
American Basketball player
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About Andy Kostecka
- Andrew Kostecka (February 10, 1921 – January 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.
- Kostecka was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the Indianapolis Jets after a collegiate career at Georgetown.
- He played for the Jets for one season before retiring from basketball.In his post-basketball career, Kostecka worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Commerce.
- Kostecka was also in the United States Army, and during World War II he "served as General Douglas MacArthur's Russian interpreter and was among the first group of Americans to enter Nagasaki after the explosion of the atomic bomb over the city."He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
- His grandson Andrew Kostecka III played for Clarksburg High School and now plays for Loyola MD.
- Kostecka III's collegiate career high is 31 points.
