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Rod Thorn

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American basketball player

United StatesBasketball PlayersBorn 1941 · age 85
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Rodney King Thorn is an American basketball executive and a former professional player, coach and Olympic Committee Chairman with a career spanning over 50 years. In 2018, Thorn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Members of the 1963-64 Baltimore Bullets, From left to rightː Rod Thorn, Charles Hardnett, Walt Bellamy, Gus Johnson and Terry Dischinger. Thorn was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, Bellamy and Johnson as individual players, and Dischinger as part of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team.Members of the 1963-64 Baltimore Bullets, From left to rightː Rod Thorn, Charles Hardnett, Walt Bellamy, Gus Johnson and Terry Dischinger. Thorn was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, Bellamy and Johnson as individual players, and Dischinger as part of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team.

Teams 6

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball1960-1963
Chicago Bulls
Spirits of St. Louis
Seattle SuperSonics
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons

Awards 3

2015John Bunn Award
2002NBA Executive of the Year Award
1964NBA All-Rookie Team

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85
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12 languages

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