Walt Bellamy

Basketball
Inducted: 1984
  • Born in 1939, New Bern, NC
  •  Attended J. T. Barbour High School
  • College star at Indiana University
  • Second-team All-American in 1961
  • Played on the 1960 U.S. Olympic team
  • First pick in 1961 draft by expansion team Chicago Packers
  • Named 1962 NBA Rookie of the Year 
  • Played 14 seasons with six NBA teams
  • Averaged over 20 points per game five times, including 31.6 average in 1962
  • Became seventh player in league history to score over 20,000 points
  • Played in four NBA all-star games and 46 playoff games
  • Led NBA in field goal percentage in 1962
  • Ended NBA career with 20,941 points, an average of 20.1 per game, and 14,241 rebounds
  • Member of the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Died 2013