Harold Francis Uplinger (September 30, 1929 – February 1, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and television producer.

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Hal Uplinger

Uplinger, circa 1951
Personal information
Born	(1929-09-30)September 30, 1929 New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Died	February 1, 2011(2011-02-01) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	John Marshall (Los Angeles, California)
College	Los Angeles CC (1947–1950) LIU Brooklyn (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953: undrafted
Position	Shooting guard
Number	17
Career history
1953	Baltimore Bullets
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from Long Island University, Uplinger spent the 1953–54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets, scoring 86 points in 23 games.^[1]

He was the Northern League basketball player of the year at John Marshall High School, and an All-Los Angeles City player as well, going on to play for the National Championship Junior College team at Los Angeles City College before playing at L.I.U. for legendary coach Clair Bee. He is the only Marshall High School (opened in 1931) basketball player to ever play in the NBA.

He worked for CBS in Los Angeles and New York as the production manager at KCBS, then as sports producer for the CBS Television Network. He produced the American side of Live Aid and was responsible for the international distribution of the 16-hour broadcast to 155 countries and raised $283.7 million for the Band Aid Trust. Uplinger produced many world wide TV broadcasts mainly using top musical talent promoting humanitarian themes.

He is considered to be the co-founder, along with Tony Verna, of the system used to present instant replays on television.