Jerry Bird
Personal information | |
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Born | Corbin, Kentucky | February 3, 1934
Died | July 16, 2017 Corbin, Kentucky | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Corbin (Corbin, Kentucky) |
College | Kentucky (1953–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18th overall |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1958–1959 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 7 |
Career history | |
1958–1959 | New York Knicks |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Jerry-Bird-jersey.jpg/170px-Jerry-Bird-jersey.jpg)
A jersey honoring Bird hangs in Rupp Arena.
Jerry Lee Bird (February 3, 1934 – July 16, 2017) was an American basketball player. Born in Corbin, Kentucky,[1] he played collegiately for the University of Kentucky. He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA draft and played eleven NBA games for the New York Knicks (1958–59).
References[]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2017 deaths
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Forwards (basketball)
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- People from Corbin, Kentucky
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs