Dale Schlueter

Dale Schlueter

Personal information
Born	(1945-11-12)November 12, 1945 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	July 24, 2014(2014-07-24) (aged 68) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington (Denver, Colorado)
College	Colorado State (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 6th round, 63rd overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1968–1978
Position	Center
Number	54
Career history
1968–1970	San Francisco Warriors
1970–1972	Portland Trail Blazers
1972–1973	Philadelphia 76ers
1973–1974	Atlanta Hawks
1974–1976	Buffalo Braves
1976–1977	Phoenix Suns
1977–1978	Portland Trail Blazers
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,130 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,034 (5.2 rpg)
Assists	920 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Dale Wayne Schlueter (November 12, 1945 – July 24, 2014) was an American professional basketball player born in Tacoma, Washington.

A 6'10" center from Colorado State University, Schlueter was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the sixth round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Houston Mavericks in the 1967 ABA Draft.

Schlueter played in the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1978 as a member of the San Francisco Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Braves, and Phoenix Suns. He was one of the Trail Blazers' original players, as he had been selected from the Warriors in the 1970 NBA expansion draft.^[1] He was traded from the Trail Blazers to the 76ers for Dave Wohl on October 2, 1972.^[2] He averaged 5.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over his career.^[3] He died of cancer on July 24, 2014.^[1]