Franco Boselli belongs to the much-publicized class of 1958 born players which wah historical in the Olimpia’s youth system. along with his twin brother, Dino Boselli, he was a promising swimmer. Basketball convinced him to leave the pool and Olimpia made him a professional player very early during the rebuilding years. When Dan Peterson came to Milano, in spite of his young age, Boselli was already a cornerstone of the team. He was a “Bassoti Band” player too and his role expanded throughout the years. So he won four Italian titles, he played for the Grand Slam team in 1987 and only after that he moved to play with different teams, Forlì, Caserta and Firenze. A great shooter, he was renamed “The Baron” because of his smoothness. He never was a star but a terrific role player, smart, disciplined, team-oriented, capable to score quick points off the benchi, initially behind Mike Sylvester and later behind the great Roberto Premier.