Personal information | |
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Born | Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S. | April 18, 1936
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Illinois) |
College | Illinois (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958: 5th round, 36th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Playing career | 1959–1970 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Number | 10, 30 |
Career history | |
1959–1960 | Peoria Cats |
1960–1964 | Detroit Pistons |
1964–1968 | Baltimore Bullets |
1968–1970 | St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 11,549 (15.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,163 (3.0 rpg) |
Assists | 2,243 (3.1 apg) |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Donald Jay Ohl (born April 18, 1936) is an American former basketball player who played college ball at the University of Illinois then spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where the guard took part in five consecutive All-Star Games (1963–67). He was born in Murphysboro, a rural town in southern Illinois, and after living in Peoria and Iowa, he moved to Edwardsville, Illinois when he was ten years old.[1] He went by the nickname of Waxie because of his trademark crew cut.[2]
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