Neal Walk
Walk in 1969.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
July 29, 1948 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | October 4, 2015 (aged 67) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Miami Beach (Miami Beach, Florida) |
| College | Florida (1966–1969) |
| NBA draft | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1969–1981 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 41 |
| Career history | |
| 1969–1974 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1974–1975 | New Orleans Jazz |
| 1975–1976 | New York Knicks |
| 1977–1978 | Reyer Venezia Mestre (Italy) |
| 1978–1981 | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,157 (12.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,392 (7.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,214 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Neal Eugene Walk (July 29, 1948 – October 4, 2015) was an American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven seasons during the late 1960s and 1970s. Walk played college basketball for the University of Florida, and still remains the Florida Gators' all-time rebounds leader. The Phoenix Suns picked Walk in the first round of the 1969 NBA draft, and he played professionally for the Suns, the New Orleans Jazz and the New York Knicks of the NBA.
Walk was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Miami Beach, Florida, with his parents at the age of 6. He attended Miami Beach High School, and played high school basketball for the Miami Beach Hi-Tides.
Walk accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Tommy Bartlett's Florida Gators men's basketball team for three seasons from 1966 to 1969. In his junior season, Walk led the NCAA with 19.8 rebounds a game and average 26.5 points per game. As a senior team captain, he led the Gators to the 1969 National Invitation Tournament—their first-ever post-season tournament. When Walk graduated from Florida, he was the Gators' all-time leading scorer, and still maintains the team records for career rebounds (1,181), average points per game (20.8), and rebounds in a single game (31), among others. His No. 41 jersey remains the only number to have been retired by the Florida basketball program.
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