in 1961–62. Post-basketball career Making use of his engineering degree from Stanford, Yardley started his own engineering company in California following his retirement from the NBA. In 1996, Yardley was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. In a tribute to Yardley posted after his death, Pete Newell later said "George Yardley embodies what the Hall of Fame is all about. A marvelous athlete who made full use of his natural talents, a demeanor on the court a coach admires, and a life off the court and after his basketball career ended that has been very successful." Yardley died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at the age of 75. NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links George Yardley Company, industrial supply retailer Stanford University Hall-of-Fame Naismith Memorial Basketball HOF 1928 births 2004 deaths Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players American Basketball League (1961–62) players Basketball players from California Burials at Pacific View Memorial Park Neurological disease deaths in California Deaths from motor neuron disease Detroit Pistons players Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks Fort Wayne Pistons players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association All-Stars Sportspeople from Orange County, California Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players Syracuse Nationals players American men's basketball players Newport Harbor High School alumni Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) United States Navy sailors