He averaged 5.4 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won two league championships with the Lakers.

Jaros went to Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis, and later owned a well-known bar in that neighborhood that bears his name to this day.

Tony Jaros' River Garden bar is home of the "Greenie," a very strong lime-flavored drink made with vodka.

The drink was invented more than 50 years ago, and was originally sold informally at softball games by Jaros' son Tommy.

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