Spencer Haywood

Spencer Haywood
Haywood at Nellis Air Force Base in 2006
Personal information
Born (1949-04-22) April 22, 1949 (age 75)
Silver City, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolPershing (Detroit, Michigan)
College
NBA draft1971: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Playing career1969–1983
PositionPower forward
Number24, 42, 31
Career history
1969–1970Denver Rockets
19701975Seattle SuperSonics
19751979New York Knicks
1979New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980Los Angeles Lakers
1980–1981Reyer Venezia
19811983Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points17,111 (20.3 ppg)
Rebounds8,675 (10.3 rpg)
Assists1,541 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team competition

Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015.


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