Willis Reed

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee National Basketball Association player basketball player human

Willis Reed was a Hall of Fame NBA center and power forward best known for his leadership and heroic performances with the New York Knicks during their championship years in the early 1970s.

Aliases (1)

Willis Reed Jr. ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → National Basketball Association player → basketball player → human →
allStarGameMVPYear	1970 →
allStarSeasons	1965–1971 →
awardReceived	All-NBA Team selection → NBA All-Defensive Team selection → NBA All-Star → NBA All-Star Game MVP Award → NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →
careerEnd	1974 →
careerStart	1964 →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
coachedTeam	New Jersey Nets → New York Knicks →
collegeAttended	Grambling State University →
collegeTeam	Grambling State Tigers men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1942-06-25 →
dateOfDeath	2023-03-21 →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	10 →
draftRound	2 →
draftTeam	New York Knicks →
draftYear	1964 →
familyName	Reed →
finalsMVPYear	1970 → 1973 →
fullName	Willis Reed Jr. →
givenName	Willis →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1982 →
height	6 ft 9 in →
heightInMeters	2.06 →
heldPosition	executive with the New Jersey Nets → general manager of the New Jersey Nets →
inductedInto	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
jerseyNumber	19 →
league	National Basketball Association →
MVPSeason	1969–70 NBA season →
nickname	The Captain →
notableFor	heroic Game 7 performance in the 1970 NBA Finals despite injury → leadership with the New York Knicks →
numberOfAllStarSelections	7 →
placeOfBirth	Hico, Louisiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Houston, Texas, United States →
playedFor	New York Knicks →
positionPlayed	center → power forward →
retiredJerseyNumber	19 →
retiredNumberBy	New York Knicks →
rookieOfTheYearSeason	1964–65 NBA season →
wonChampionship	1970 NBA Finals → 1973 NBA Finals →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New York Knicks → New York Knicks →	notablePlayer
Willis Reed ("Willis Reed Jr.") →	fullName