Wayne Embry
American basketball player
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Born 1937 · age 89United States
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Wayne Richard Embry is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, all of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Embry transitioned to a career as a professional basketball executive, becoming the first African American general manager and team president in NBA history. In 1999, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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- Miami RedHawks men's basketball1955–1958
- Boston Celtics
- Sacramento Kings
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Cincinnati Royals
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- NBA Executive of the Year Award
- NBA Executive of the Year Award
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