Elmore Robert Morgenthaler (August 3, 1922 – November 25, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.

He played for the Providence Steamrollers and the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), among other franchises and leagues.

[1] Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m),[2] Morgenthaler is officially recognized as the first seven-foot player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[4] He quit college basketball at the end of February 1947 to play professionally for the Providence Steamrollers of the BAA.

Like other former professional basketball players in the 1940s and 1950s, Morgenthaler did not receive a pension from the NBA and lived his final years in poverty.