Bellamy with the Atlanta Hawks in 1972 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. | July 24, 1939||||||||||||||
Died | November 2, 2013 College Park, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | J.T. Barber (New Bern, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | Indiana (1958–1961) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1961: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Chicago Packers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1961–1974 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1961–1965 | Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets | ||||||||||||||
1965–1968 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
1968–1970 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
1970–1974 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1974 | New Orleans Jazz | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 20,941 (20.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 14,241 (13.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,544 (2.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Walter Jones Bellamy (July 24, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. A four-time NBA All-Star, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.