Gur Ben-David

Gur Ben-David was born in 1952 in Jerusalem

Gur Ben-David was born in Jerusalem on April 15, 1952. His father, Asahel Ben-David, later chaired the Israel Basketball Association. He studied at the Geulim school, moved with his family to the United States for middle school in New York, and finished high school at the Kfar Hayarok agricultural school.

He began playing in the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team. In 1970 he joined the IDF and completed pilot training, then served as a fighter pilot at Ramat David. He played on loan for Hapoel Gvat/Yagur, whose court was next to the base.

In 1973 he played for Israel at the European Championship, where the team finished seventh. The Yom Kippur War began the day after the last game, and he flew combat missions on his return. He later played for Hapoel Haifa and again for Hapoel Tel Aviv, retiring after the 1979/1980 season.

He then worked as a captain at 3 Israeli airlines and served as deputy CEO of Israir. From 2006 to 2014 he was CEO of a packaging paper and recycling company in the Hadera Paper group. After his last flight in 2017 he joined the Israel basketball referees association.