Zelmo Beaty
Beaty in 1966
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
October 25, 1939 Hillister, Texas |
| Died | August 27, 2013 (aged 73) Bellevue, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodville (Woodville, Texas) |
| College | Prairie View A&M (1958–1962) |
| NBA draft | 1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1962–1975 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 14, 31 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1962–1969 | St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks |
| 1970–1974 | Utah Stars |
| 1974–1975 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| As coach: | |
| 1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 9,107 (16.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,949 (10.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 839 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 |
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Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty (/ˈbeɪtiː/ BAY-tee; October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was a Hall of Fame American basketball player.
Zelmo Beaty Jr. was born on October 25, 1939 in Hillister, Texas, a small town of 250. He attended Scott High School in Woodville, Texas and played for Coach John Payton winning back to back Prairie View Interscholastic League 1A state championships in 1957 & 1958. For college, Beaty attended Prairie View A&M.
"From 1958–1962 at Prairie View A&M Beaty averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game and was a two-time first team NAIA All-American (1960 & 1962). The "Big Z" led Prairie View A&M to the NAIA national basketball title in 1962 and was named the Chuck Taylor Tournament MVP."
He was selected with the third pick of the 1962 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Beaty was named to the inaugural NBA All-Rookie Team in 1963. He averaged more than 20 points per game in three different seasons, and over ten rebounds per game in six of his seven seasons with the Hawks. A physical player, Beaty led the NBA in personal fouls in 1962–63 and 1965–66, and tied for the league lead in disqualifications during the 1963–64 season. Beaty made two NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1966 and 1968 before leaving the NBA to play in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA).
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