Personal information | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | January 22, 1933
Died | June 18, 2022 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Staunton Military Academy (Staunton, Virginia) |
College | North Carolina (1954–1957) |
NBA draft | 1957: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Playing career | 1957–1959 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 18 |
Career history | |
1957–1959 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 342 |
Rebounds | 145 |
Assists | 92 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Leonard Robert Rosenbluth (January 22, 1933 – June 18, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but he is remembered, first and foremost, for his college basketball player days. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1957), consensus first-team All-American (1957), second-team All-American – AP, UPI, INS (1956), third-team All-American – NEA, Collier's (1956), ACC Player of the Year (1957), and 3× first-team All-ACC (1955–1957).