Red Stroud
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | May 2, 1941 |
Died | March 22, 2008 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Forest (Forest, Mississippi) |
College | Mississippi State (1960–1963) |
NBA draft | 1963: 5th round, 44th overall pick |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Guard |
Number | 14 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
William D. "Red" Stroud (May 2, 1941 – March 22, 2008) was an American basketball player who played briefly in the original American Basketball Association (ABA).
Stroud played college basketball at Mississippi State and briefly played for the New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA. He played seven games for the Buccaneers during the 1967–68 season, averaging 2.9 points per game. After the end of his professional career, Stroud coached high school basketball. Stroud died of leukemia on March 22, 2008.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "W.D. "Red" Stroud, former Mississippi State basketball star, dies". USA Today. March 23, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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- 1941 births
- 2008 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- New Orleans Buccaneers players
- People from Forest, Mississippi
- College basketball stubs