Odie Spears

Odie Spears
Odie Spears
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Guard
Personal information
Date of birth June 26, 1925(1925-06-26)
Place of birth Scottsville, Kentucky
Nationality American
Date of death March 28, 1985(1985-03-28) (aged 59)
Place of death Louisville, Kentucky
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College Western Kentucky
NBA Draft 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Pro career 1948–1957
Career history
19481950 Chicago Stags
1950–1951 Louisville Alumnites (NPBL)
19511955 Rochester Royals
19551956 Fort Wayne Pistons
1956–1957 St. Louis Hawks
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points 4,161 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds 1,409 (4.0 rpg)
Assists 917 (1.9 apg)
Odie Spears at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marion Odicea "Odie" Spears (June 17, 1925–March 28, 1985) was an American basketball player.

A 6'5" guard from Scottsville, Kentucky, Spears attended nearby Western Kentucky University but saw little playing time during his first two seasons. After his sophomore year, he left Western Kentucky to serve in the United States Army, where he played three seasons for the 326th Glider Infantry basketball team at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then returned to Western Kentucky in 1946 with improved skills and confidence and became the team's leading scorer during his junior and senior years. Spears received All-American honors in 1948 after leading Western Kentucky to a third-place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (then the nation's premier basketball tournament).[1]

From 1948 to 1957, Spears played professionally in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Rochester Royals, Fort Wayne Pistons, and St. Louis Hawks. He averaged 8.7 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game in his NBA career and ranked as one of the league's top-ten free throw shooters three times.[2] Spears also played during the 1950-51 season for the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League.[3]

After his playing career ended, Spears moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became an insurance executive. He was elected to the Western Kentucky Hall of Fame in 1993.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Odie Spears at Hilltopper Haven. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
  2. ^
  3. ^ Association for Professional Basketball Research, National Professional Basketball League statistics



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