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Basketball Heroes
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Slater Martin
Guard - Minneapolis Lakers 1949-1950 thru 1955-1956; St Louis Hawks 1956-1957 thru 1959-1960 Naismith Hall of Fame Member
A smart player, a team leader and a star dribbler on one of the best teams in basketball history, Slater Martin used his all-around skills to prefection and teammed with Minneapolis Lakers' front court stars, center George Mikan, forwards Jim Pollard and Vern Mikkelsen to win 4 NBA Championships in 5 seasons - 1949-1950, 1951-2, 1952-3, 1953-4. A scoring legend at Texas University, Slater 'Dugie' Martin changed his style at the bequest of Lakers' head coach Johnny Kundla and became a back court playmaker and a defensive ballhawk. In fact, in his rookie the Minneapolis Lakers posted a 51-17 regular season record and then rode to a 10-2 playoff record, including defeating the Syracuse Nationals in the first-ever NBA Champion Final 4-games-to 2. The Minneapolis Lakers were defeated in the Eastern Division Finals by the Rochester Royals in 1950-1951. The Lakers came back and won the next three NBA Championships. The 5-ft 10 inch, 170 pound Dugie Martin was chosen by writers and broadcasters five consecutive seasons as a Second Team NBA All-Star, 1954-1955 thru 1958-1959. Slater Martin was voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Walt Bellamy
Center, 6 ft 11 inches, 225 pounds - Chicago Packers 1961-62, 1962-63; Baltimore Bullets 1963-64 thru 1965-66; NY Knicks 1965-66 thru 1968-69; Detroit 1968-69, 1969-70; Atlanta 1969-70 Naismith Hall of Fame Member
A marquee player in college, in the Olympics and in the NBA, Walt Bellamy was the first player chosen in the 1961 NBA draft (by the Chicago Packers). A star center at Indiana University, he also played on the USA gold winning 1960 Olympic Basketball Team. Voted 1961-62 NBA Rookie of the Year for the Chicago Packers when he posted a splendid 31.6 points per game average, 2nd highest in the NBA, and his 19.0 rebounds per/game average and 1,500 total rebounds was 3rd highest among all NBA players, trailing only Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia and Bill Russell of Boston. A very accurate shooter, Walt Bellamy also led the NBA as a rookie in field goal percentage with .519, hitting 973 of 1875 attempts. The 6-ft 11-inch 225-pound Walt Bellamy posted almost carbon-copy statistics in his second-year as in his first. However, the Chicago Packers certainly weren't about winning - in 1961-62 they finished with a very lousy 18-62 record and after going 25-55 the next season folded due to lack of building a fan base. Walt Bellamy moved on to the Baltimore Bullets in 1963-1964 (a 31-49 record). He again was in the top-5 among all NBA players in scoring with 27.0 ppg, in rebounding with 17.0 rpg and in field goal pct with .513. With Baltimore in 1964-65 his all-around play helped the Bullets advance to the NBA West Division Finals before losing 4-games to two to a Elgin Baylor led, Los Angels Lakers. Walt Belmany played in a total of 7 postseason NBA playoffs, including two with the NY Knicks and 4 with the Atlanta Hawks. His playoff totals show 18.5 ppg, 850 points, 680 rebounds, 14.8 rpg in 46 games. Walt Bellamy bio reads: A tough player he could go muscle-to-muscle with the leading players of this era, including Russell and Chamberlain. A master of the hardcourt, teammates could count on Walt Bellamy to keep the squad going forward in a positive way. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, Walt Bellamy compiled a splendid, near all-time NBA record in his first two seasons with an .894 and .827 points created percentages. In all of the 1900s century he ranked Number 24 on the all-time NBA list with a .622 points created pct. Walt Bellamy stats: 20,941 points in 1043 games, 7914 field goals in 15340 FGA, .516 pct, 5113 FTM, 8088 FTA, .632 pct, 14241 rebounds, 2544 assists, 20.1 ppg, 13.7 rpg, 2,5 apg.
1961-1962 NBA Rebounds Leaders
Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain led the NBA with 25.7 rebounds per game
A 80-game schedule was in place for each of the nine teams in the National Basketball Association in 1961-1962 compiled by staff of basketballhistorian.com 1961-1962 Rebounds per game Leaders - Wilt Chamberlain, Phil Warriors 80 games, 2052 TRB, 25.7 rpg
- Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 76 games, 1790, TRB, 23.6 rpg
- Walt Bellamy, Chicago Packers 79 games,1500 TRB, 19.0 rpg
- Bob Pettit, St Louis Hawks 78 games, 1459 TRB, 18.7 rpg
- John Red Kerr, Syracuse Nats 80 games, 1176 TRB, 14.7 rpg
- Johnny Green, New York Knicks 80 games, 1066 TRB, 13.3 rpg
- Bailey Howell, Detroit Pistons 79 games, 996 TRB, 12.6 rpg
- Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals 79 games, 985 TRB, 12.5 rpg
- Wayne Embry, Cincinnati Royals 75 games, 977 TRB, 13.0 rpg
- Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers 48 games, 892 TRB, 18.6 rpg
George Yardley
Forward - Fort Wayne Pistons 1953-1954 thru 1956-1957; Detroit Pistons 1957-1958 1958-1959; Syracuse Nationals 1958-1959 1959-1960
Member of the Naismith Hall of Fame
An explosive jump shooter, George Yardley was highly capable of turning a sure defeat into victory for his team. After a highly successful college career at Stanford, he helped the Fort Wayne Pistons of Indiana of the NBA win two straight Western Division Titles in 1954-55, 1955-56 during his second and third pro seasons. The 6-ft, 5-inches forward was an excellent outside shooter and by 1956-57 was averaging over 20 points per game. When Pistons owner Fred Zollner moved the team to Detroit in 1957-1958 George Yardley responded and led the entire NBA in all of the following categories - 27.8 points per game, set a NBA record with 2,001 points, 1,624 FGA, 655 free throws made, 808 FTA. George Yardley was chosen as a second team All-Star in 1956-57 and a first team All-Star in 1957-58. Although his teams never won a NBA Championship, Yardley helped his teams reach the NBA playoffs 7 times, and he averaged 20.3 ppg in 46 playoff games. George Yardley career stats: 19.2 ppg, 9,063 points, 3193 FGM, 7572 FGA, .422 pct, 2677 FTM, 34534 FTA, .780 pct, 4220 rebounds, 8.9 rpg, 815 assists,1.7 apg , 1426 fouls in 472 games. Playoffs: 933 points, 457 rebounds, 112 assists in 46 games. Drafted: the 7th pick in the 1st round of 1950 NBA draft. George Yardley was voted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1996
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