| Dan Hester | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Vernon, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S. |
| High School: | Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, Illinois) |
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| Draft Year: | 1970 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 31 |
| Draft Team: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career Number: | 14, 8 |
| Career Position: | Center |
| Years1: | 1970–1971 |
| Team1: | Denver Rockets |
| Years2: | 1971 |
| Team2: | Kentucky Colonels |
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Dan Wayne Hester (November 8, 1948 – July 30, 2023) was an American professional basketball center who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Denver Rockets and the Kentucky Colonels during the 1970–71 season. He was drafted from Louisiana State University by the Atlanta Hawks during the second round of the 1970 NBA draft, but he never played for them.[1]
Hester worked in business after his playing career and was employed by Novartis at the time of his retirement in 2014.[2] He had two children with his wife, Jan.[2] Hester died in his sleep on July 30, 2023.[2]