Woody Sauldsberry
| No. 14, 21, 35, 18 | |
|---|---|
| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 11, 1934 |
| Place of birth | Winnsboro, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Date of death | September 3, 2007 (aged 73) |
| Place of death | Baltimore, Maryland |
| High school | Compton Union |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Texas Southern |
| NBA Draft | 1957 / Round: 8 / Pick: 60th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Pro career | 1955–1966 |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1957 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1957–1960 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1960–1961 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1961–1963 | Chicago Packers / Zephyrs |
| 1963 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1965 | New Haven Elms (EPBL) |
| 1965–1966 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,930 (10.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,618 (7.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 498 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry Jr. (July 11, 1935 – September 2007[1]) was an American National Basketball Association player.
Sauldsberry was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana and graduated from Compton Union High School where he was the star of his basketball team and then went on to attend Texas Southern University. In 1957, he was drafted in Round 8 by the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors). The following year in 1958, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year — the second African American ever to win the award and becoming the lowest overall draft pick ever to win the award, a record he still holds. In 1959, he played in the NBA All-Star Game. Later in his career he played for the St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Zephyrs and Boston Celtics.
During the 1960s, Sauldsberry was part of the Harlem Globetrotters.
[edit] References
- ^ Klores, Dan (2007-09-17). "End basketball's blacklist". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/09/17/2007-09-17_end_basketballs_blacklist.html. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
[edit] External links
- Brodie, James Michael. "Life and Basketball: The Redemption of Woody Sauldsberry," Baltimore City Paper, March 28, 2001.
- Woody Sauldsberry statistics provided by BasketballReference.com
- Fond Farewell – National Basketball Retired Players Association.
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