Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 1, 1935
Died | February 19, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 65)
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Northeast (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | Temple (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958: territorial pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Playing career | 1958–1970 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 25, 5 |
Career history | |
1958–1966 | Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors |
1966–1967 | Chicago Bulls |
1967–1968 | Cincinnati Royals |
1968–1970 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 10,415 (11.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,791 (4.3 rpg) |
Assists | 6,917 (7.8 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
Guy William Rodgers (September 1, 1935 – February 19, 2001) was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia. He spent twelve years (1958–1970) in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid-1960s. Rodgers led the NBA in assists twice, and placed second six times. Rodgers was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.[1]