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| Born | April 26, 1937 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 19, 2012 (aged 75) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Omaha Technical (Omaha, Nebraska) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas State (1956–1959) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1959: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1959–1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Peoria Caterpillars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1963 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1969 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 12,964 (14.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 7,119 (8.1 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,237 (1.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Louis Boozer (April 26, 1937 – May 19, 2012) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boozer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics and won an NBA Championship as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971. Boozer was a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, which was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a unit in 2010.