Walt Bellamy was a Hall of Fame NBA center born on July 24, 1939 in North Carolina. He was selected to four All-Star games as a member of the Baltimore Bullets and the Chicago Packers and Zephyrs, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1962 as a member of the Packers.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $4.5 million (2024)
About
Hall of Fame NBA center who was selected to four All-Star games as a member of the Baltimore Bullets and the Chicago Packers and Zephyrs. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1962 as a member of the Packers.
Before Fame
He chose Indiana University as it was the closest school to the South that accepted African Americans.
Trivia
He played 88 games in the year he was traded to the Detroit Pistons because of the different team schedules.
Family Life
His half-brother became known as professional boxer Ron Bellamy.
Associated With
He was teammates with Future Hall-of-Famers Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry Lucas on the 1960 Olympic basketball team.