John Brisker was an American basket ball player who played in the NBA in the early 1970’s

John Brisker was an American basket ball player who played in the NBA in the early 1970’s. In 1978 Brisker travelled to Uganda, telling his family he was entering the export business. What happened next is one of the enduring mysteries of the 1970’s. The prevailing theory is that Brisker went to Uganda, not to become a business man, but as a guest of Ugandan strongman Idi Amin. When Amin was overthrown in 1979, Brisker was allegedly executed by firing squad. His body has never been recovered.