Bill Kennedy (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 17, 1938
Died | August 31, 2006 West Palm Beach, Florida | (aged 68)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Abraham Lincoln (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | Temple (1957–1960) |
NBA draft | 1960: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Position | Guard |
Number | 34 |
Career history | |
1960–1961 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William R. "Pickles" Kennedy (May 17, 1938 – August 31, 2006), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American professional basketball player. He was a 5'11" (180 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played collegiately at Temple University. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Career
Kennedy was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors with the 15th pick in the 2nd round of the 1960 NBA Draft.[1] He played seven games for the Warriors in the 1960-61 NBA season, averaging 1.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Personal life
He died in 2006 in a car accident in Florida.[2]
Notes
- ^ 1960 NBA Draft Archived 2009-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
- ^ Philly.com retrieved 29th Aug 2011
External links
- William Kennedy NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2006 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs