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- Fred Zollner (* 22. Januar 1901 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota; † 21. Juni 1982 in North Miami, Florida) war US-amerikanischer Eigentümer der Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (heute Detroit Pistons) in der National Basketball League (NBL). (de)
- Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982), nicknamed "Mr. Pro Basketball", was the founder and owner along with his sister Janet of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Association of America (BAA) into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949. He was inducted as a contributor into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Zollner, an industrialist, was born in Little Falls, Minnesota and received a degree from the University of Minnesota in 1927. Zollner Corporation, formed in 1912, was a Tier-1 supplier of pistons to companies such as Ford, General Motors, International Harvester (now Navistar), John Deere and Outboard Marine. At one time, he employed more than 1,200 people in his Fort Wayne, Indiana foundry. The company had 230 employees when it was acquired by in 1999. Zollner Island in in Voyageurs National Park, where he had a cabin, is named for him. (en)
- Fred Zollner (Little Falls, 22 gennaio 1901 – North Miami, 21 giugno 1982) è stato un imprenditore e dirigente sportivo statunitense, membro del Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame dal 1999 in qualità di contributore. Soprannominato "Mr. Pro Basketball", negli anni trenta fu il fondatore e comproprietario con la sorella Janet dei Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, poi divenuti Detroit Pistons. Fu inoltre tra i protagonisti della fusione tra la National Basketball League e la Basketball Association of America, che diede vita alla National Basketball Association. Fu poi tra i maggiori finanziatori della NBA, divenendo una figura chiave per lo sviluppo della lega. Nel 1952 divenne il primo proprietario di una franchigia NBA ad acquistare un aereo privato (un DC-3) per gli spostamenti della squadra. (it)
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- Fred Zollner (* 22. Januar 1901 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota; † 21. Juni 1982 in North Miami, Florida) war US-amerikanischer Eigentümer der Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (heute Detroit Pistons) in der National Basketball League (NBL). (de)
- Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982), nicknamed "Mr. Pro Basketball", was the founder and owner along with his sister Janet of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Association of America (BAA) into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949. He was inducted as a contributor into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Zollner Island in in Voyageurs National Park, where he had a cabin, is named for him. (en)
- Fred Zollner (Little Falls, 22 gennaio 1901 – North Miami, 21 giugno 1982) è stato un imprenditore e dirigente sportivo statunitense, membro del Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame dal 1999 in qualità di contributore. Soprannominato "Mr. Pro Basketball", negli anni trenta fu il fondatore e comproprietario con la sorella Janet dei Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, poi divenuti Detroit Pistons. Nel 1952 divenne il primo proprietario di una franchigia NBA ad acquistare un aereo privato (un DC-3) per gli spostamenti della squadra. (it)
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