Joe Proski

Joe Proski (born April 19, 1939) is a Polish American athletic trainer who spent the bulk of his NBA career with the Phoenix Suns, joining the franchise in 1968 after one season with the Chicago Bulls. He served as head athletic trainer for the Suns until retiring following the 1999–2000 season. During that span he was head trainer for four NBA All-Star Games (1971, 1975, 1985, and 1995) and was named Head Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1988. In 2001 he was inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor, and in 2017 into the Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame.