Walt Bellamy

American basketball player (1939-2013) · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 74

Walter Jones "The Big Bell" Bellamy was an American professional basketball player. He played 13 full seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four different franchises.

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ClubYearsMatchesGoals

Utah Jazz1974

Atlanta Hawks1970-1974

Detroit Pistons1968-1970

New York Knicks1965-1968

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball1958-1961

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Bellamy (No. 8) averaged 31.6 points per game and 19.0 rebounds per game during his rookie season.

Members of the 1963-64 Baltimore Bullets, from left to rightː Rod Thorn, Charles Hardnett, Walt Bellamy, Gus Johnson, and Terry Dischinger. Thorn, Bellamy and Johnson were elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

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North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame1984

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

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Bellamy was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 1993 for his individual career and again in 2010 as a member of the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team.

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United States