Hüseyin Alp was a Turkish

Turkey

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 basketball player and supporting role movie actor

Supporting actor

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. With his height of 2.15 m (7.1 ft), he was one of the tallest Turkish basketballers.

Hüseyin Alp was born 1935 in Kangal

Kangal

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, Sivas Province

Sivas Province

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. He started playing basketball at the age of 26. From 1966 to 1974, he played in center

Center (basketball)

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 position at the İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. and Altınordu. During his career, he enjoyed six champion titles with his teams in the Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

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 (TBL). He was capped 73 times by the Turkey national basketball team

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Beside his sports career, he starred between 1965 and 1978 also in some Turkish movies in supporting roles for his giant-like appearance.

Hüseyin Alp died on January 8, 1983 at the age of 48 in Istanbul.

Legacy

A basketball club formed of junior women's at Kağıthane

Kagithane

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 district in Istanbul, the "Kağıthane Hüseyin Alp S.K.", honors him with its club title.

Honors

Club:

• 1966-67 TBL Altınordu -
• 1967-68 TBL İTÜ -
• 1969-70 TBL İTÜ -
• 1970-71 TBL İTÜ -
• 1971-72 TBL İTÜ -
• 1972-73 TBL İTÜ -

Filmography

• Kadın Okşanmak İster (1965)
• Tarkan Gümüş Eyer (1970) - as Giant
• Erkek Gibi Ölenler (1970)
• Tarkan Viking Kanı (1971) - Orso
• Kara Murat: Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı (1976)
• Babanın Evlatları (1977) - as Mafiosi boss Beşir