Walt Frazier

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Walt Frazier is a Hall of Fame NBA point guard best known for leading the New York Knicks to two championships in the early 1970s and for his stylish persona on and off the court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
point guard
AllDefensiveSelection NBA All-Defensive Team
surface form: NBA All-Defensive First Team
AllNBASelection All-NBA First Team
AllStarSelection NBA All-Star Game
surface form: NBA All-Star
broadcastsForTeam New York Knicks
collegeAttended Southern Illinois University
collegeTeam Southern Illinois University
surface form: Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-03-29
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
draftTeam New York Knicks
draftYear 1967
employer MSG Network
eraOfProminence early 1970s
familyName Frazier
fullName Walter Frazier Jr.
givenName Walter
HallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
height 6 ft 4 in
heightInMeters 1.93
jerseyNumber 10
knownFor clutch performances in the 1970 NBA Finals
flamboyant fashion sense
leading the New York Knicks to two NBA championships
outstanding perimeter defense
smooth broadcasting style
NBAChampionshipSeason 1969–70
1972–73
NBAChampionshipsWon 2
nickname Clyde
numberOfAllStarSelections 7
occupation basketball analyst
television commentator
placeOfBirth Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
playedFor Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
sport basketball
styleOfPlay poised floor leadership
strong defense and playmaking
teamRetiredNumberBy New York Knicks
wonNBAChampionshipWith New York Knicks
yearInductedToHallOfFame 1987

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New York Knicks notablePlayer Walt Frazier
NYK notablePlayer Walt Frazier
subject surface form: New York Knicks