Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy

Infobox NBA Player


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nickname = Big Bells, Walt
position = Center / Power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 225
nationality = American
birthname = Walter Jones Bellamy
birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1939|7|24
birth_place = New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
death_date =
death_place =
college = Indiana
draft = 1st pick, 1st overall
draft_year = 1961
draft_team = Chicago Packers
career_start = 1961
career_end = 1974
former_teams = Chicago Packers (1961–1962)
Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1965)
New York Knicks (1965–1968)
Detroit Pistons (1968–1969)
Atlanta Hawks (1970–1973)
New Orleans Jazz (1973–1974)

awards = NBA Rookie Of The Year, 1961-62
All-Big Ten at Indiana University, 1960, 1961
4-Time NBA All-Star, 1962-65

halloffame = 1993 NBA Hall Of Fame Inductee

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Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939 in New Bern, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player.

The 1960 Olympics

Bellamy was the starting center on the gold medal-winning American basketball team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Ten of the twelve college players on the undefeated American squad went on to play professionally in the NBA, including future Hall-of-Famers Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry Lucas.

NBA career

Bellamy had a stellar 14 year career in the NBA and was the NBA first overall draft pick in 1961. Bellamy was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1962 after having arguably one of the three greatest rookie seasons in NBA history (along with Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson). His 31.6 point per game average that season is second all-time for a rookie to Wilt Chamberlain's 37.6, and the 19.0 rebounds per game he averaged that season is third best all-time for a rookie (to Chamberlain and Bill Russell). Bellamy also led the NBA in field goal percentage in his rookie season, and had a 23 point 17 rebound performance in the 1962 NBA All-Star Game.

Due to trade scheduling skews during the 1968-69 season, Bellamy set the still-standing record for NBA games played in a single season with 88.

Bellamy ended his NBA career with 20,941 points and 14,241 rebounds. Bellamy was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

Other notes

Bellamy is a prominent member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. His half-brother is professional boxer Ron Bellamy. He was notably nicknamed Bells.

External links

* [http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-walt-bellamy.html Basketball Hall of Fame profile for Walt Bellamy]
* [http://basketball-reference.com/players/b/bellawa01.html Walt Bellamy's NBA career stats]

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NAME= Bellamy, Walt
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH= July 24, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH= New Bern, North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH=
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