Walt Bellamy

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Walt Bellamy was an American Hall of Fame center and Olympic gold medalist who became one of the NBA’s dominant scorers and rebounders during the 1960s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Olympic gold medalist
basketball player
center (basketball)
human
birthDate 1939-07-24
birthPlace New Bern, North Carolina, United States
college Indiana University Bloomington
collegeTeam Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2013-11-02
deathPlace Atlanta, Georgia, United States
draftLeague NBA
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftTeam Chicago Packers
draftYear 1961
familyName Bellamy
fullName Walter Jones Bellamy
givenName Walter
HallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInduction 1993
height 2.11 m
heightInFeetInches 6 ft 11 in
jerseyNumber 31
8
9
league National Basketball Association
nationality American
NBAAllStarSelection 4
NBACareerGames 1043
NBACareerPoints 20941
NBACareerRebounds 14331
NBARookieOfTheYear 1962
nickname Bells
notableAchievement NBA Rookie of the Year in 1961–62 season
one of the NBA’s dominant scorers and rebounders of the 1960s
OlympicGames 1960 Summer Olympics
OlympicMedal gold medal
OlympicSport basketball
playedFor Atlanta Hawks
Baltimore Bullets
Chicago Packers
Chicago Zephyrs
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
positionPlayed center
representedCountry United States of America
weight 225 lb

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Chicago Packers
allStarPlayer
Chicago Packers ("Walt Bellamy – 1st overall")
draftPickOverallSelection
Chicago Packers
notableDraftPick
Chicago Zephyrs
notablePlayer

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