Walt Bellamy

Walter Jones Bellamy (July 24, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was an American professional basketball player who played 14 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association for four different teams. A star at Indiana University, he was invited to join the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team, which won every game by an average of over 40 points and is considered among the best amateur basketball teams of all time.

Bellamy was the first overall pick of the 1961 draft, selected by the expansion Chicago Packers. In his rookie season he averaged 31.6 points and 19 rebounds per game on his way to Rookie of the Year honors, in what has been called one of the best rookie seasons in NBA history. After more than four seasons with the franchise, which moved to Baltimore in 1963, he was traded to the New York Knicks in 1965. He played nearly four seasons in New York before being traded to the Detroit Pistons, where he spent two seasons before a trade to the Atlanta Hawks at the close of the 1969–70 season. He played four seasons for Atlanta before appearing in one game for the New Orleans Jazz to close his career.