Wayne Hightower
American basketball player (1940-2002) · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 62
Wayne A. Hightower was an American professional basketball player who had a long and productive career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1962 to 1972. He stood 6 foot 8 inches (2.03 m) and primarily played the forward positions.
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Hightower, circa 1958
Hightower played for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1958 to 1961.
Real Madrid head coach Pedro Ferrándiz traveled to Philadelphia in 1961 to recruit Hightower to join his team.
Hightower (#55) going for a rebound during a Warriors intra-squad scrimmage at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, on October 17, 1962.
During the 1964-65 season, the San Francisco Warriors traded Hightower to the Baltimore Bullets. He played for them until 1967.
Hightower (#35) as a member of the Utah Stars shooting a layup in a game against the New York Nets on October 29, 1970.
In high school, Hightower was regularly compared to Wilt Chamberlain. There were a number of biographical similarities between Hightower and Chamberlain, in spite of their differences in playing styles.About this person
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Overbrook High School from 1955 to 1958, where he played basketball. His professional career began in 1961 after his departure from the University of Kansas at the end his junior year. Hightower stated he did so to financially support his family, but he would have been ineligible to play basketball his senior year due to his poor academic standing.
