Professional Basketball Player. His family moved from San Marcos, Texas to Bastrop, Louisiana where he attended Morehouse High School and started his career towards his professional basketball career. After graduating from Morehouse he attended Pan American College and continued his basketball career with the Pan American Broncs. While at Morehouse he was named an All-American by the United Press International in 1963 and distinguished himself by winning the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in 1963 and 1964 in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships. In 1964 he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round as the 4th overall pick during the National Basketball (NBA) draft. As a power forward and sometimes center he played in the 1965 NBA All-Star Game, was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 1965 and was a 1976 NBA champion. He defected to the Carolina Cougars of the ABA before the 69-70 season, but changed his mind and returned to the 76ers. During his final years with the 76ers he missed numerous games due to health and injury issues and after the 1971-1972 season he retired from the court. During his playing career he was also part of the U.S. national team that competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where the team brought home the gold medal that year. During his career, that ran from 1964 until 1972 in the NBA he posted stats were 5,170 points, 4,613 rebounds and 818 assists in 522 regular season games. After he retired he moved to Beaumont, Texas with his wife and returned to college and finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975 and retired in 2002.
Professional Basketball Player. His family moved from San Marcos, Texas to Bastrop, Louisiana where he attended Morehouse High School and started his career towards his professional basketball career. After graduating from Morehouse he attended Pan American College and continued his basketball career with the Pan American Broncs. While at Morehouse he was named an All-American by the United Press International in 1963 and distinguished himself by winning the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in 1963 and 1964 in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships. In 1964 he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round as the 4th overall pick during the National Basketball (NBA) draft. As a power forward and sometimes center he played in the 1965 NBA All-Star Game, was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 1965 and was a 1976 NBA champion. He defected to the Carolina Cougars of the ABA before the 69-70 season, but changed his mind and returned to the 76ers. During his final years with the 76ers he missed numerous games due to health and injury issues and after the 1971-1972 season he retired from the court. During his playing career he was also part of the U.S. national team that competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where the team brought home the gold medal that year. During his career, that ran from 1964 until 1972 in the NBA he posted stats were 5,170 points, 4,613 rebounds and 818 assists in 522 regular season games. After he retired he moved to Beaumont, Texas with his wife and returned to college and finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975 and retired in 2002.
Bio by: Alan
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