Bob Warlick
![]() Warlick as a senior at Pepperdine | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Hickory, North Carolina | March 20, 1941
Died | September 6, 2005 | (aged 64)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ridgeview (Hickory, North Carolina) |
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NBA draft | 1963 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1965–1969 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 18, 11, 10, 23, 32 |
Career history | |
1965–1966 | Detroit Pistons |
1966–1968 | San Francisco Warriors |
1968 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1968–1969 | Phoenix Suns |
1969 | Los Angeles Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Lee Warlick (March 20, 1941 – September 6, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.
Warlick was born in Hickory, North Carolina, and attended Ridgeview High School. The 6'5" guard/forward played at Pueblo Junior College in Colorado, then transferred to Pepperdine University in 1961. At Pepperdine, he helped the school reach the NCAA Tournament after a season in which he averaged 16.4 points and 9.6 rebounds.[1] Warlick then played professionally in the NBA and ABA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Stars. He averaged 7.9 points per game in his professional career,[2] which was cut short by a knee injury.[1]
Warlick later worked for Purex Industries, then established the Youth Sports Foundation in Long Beach, California. He died of a heart attack in 2005.[1]
Warlick's brother, Ernie Warlick, played football for the Buffalo Bills.[1]
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- 1941 births
- 2005 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves men's basketball players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Los Angeles Stars players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players
- Phoenix Suns players
- San Francisco Warriors players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players