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 Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:42 pm Post subject: Walter Davis, NBA Rookie of the year, 5 time All Star, North Carolina legend dies at 69 |
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https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/walter-davis-nba-rookie-of-the-year-five-time-all-star-north-carolina-legend-dies-at-69
| Quote: | Walter Davis, NBA Rookie of the Year, five-time All-Star, North Carolina legend, dies at 69
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 69.
Davis was a star in college for North Carolina where he played for the late Dean Smith. It was North Carolina, where Davis’ nephew Hubert Davis is the Tar Heels’ basketball coach, which announced Water Davis’ death Thursday.
The school’s release said Walter Davis died Thursday morning of natural causes while visiting family in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Walter Davis was drafted fifth overall by Phoenix in 1977 and became the NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 24.2 points a game. He played 11 of his 16 pro seasons with the Suns, who retired his No. 6. |
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