Walter Frazier Jr.

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Walter Frazier Jr., better known as Walt Frazier, is a Hall of Fame American basketball player renowned as a star guard for the New York Knicks during their championship era in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame basketball player
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
AllStarSelectionCount 7
collegeAttended Southern Illinois University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-03-29
draftedBy New York Knicks
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
draftYear 1967
employer MSG Network
familyName Frazier
givenName Walter
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
jerseyNumber 10
11
knownFor clutch performances in NBA Finals
outstanding defensive play
playmaking ability
starring guard for the New York Knicks in the 1970s
league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
NBAChampionshipsCount 2
NBAChampionshipsWonWith New York Knicks
NBAChampionshipYears 1970
1973
nickname Clyde
Walt Frazier
notableWork co-author of autobiography "Clyde"
occupation basketball color commentator
placeOfBirth Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
residence New York City
retiredJerseyNumber 10
selectedToAllDefensiveFirstTeam true
selectedToAllNBAFirstTeam true
selectedToNBAAllStarGame true
sexOrGender male
sportsDiscipline basketball
styleOfPlay defensive specialist
floor general
mid-range scorer
teamJerseyNumberRetiredBy New York Knicks

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Walt Frazier fullName Walter Frazier Jr.