Nick Kladis, a member of the Loyola University Athletic Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 81, according to friends and family members.
Kladis was a star basketball player for the Ramblers and a member of Loyola's All-Decade team of the 1950s. Kladis was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1952. He was a part owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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