Walt Bellamy

About

Hall of Fame NBA center who was selected to four All-Star games as a member of the Baltimore Bullets and the Chicago Packers and Zephyrs. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1962 as a member of the Packers. 

Before Fame

He chose Indiana University as it was the closest school to the South that accepted African Americans.

Trivia

He played 88 games in the year he was traded to the Detroit Pistons because of the different team schedules.

Family Life

His half-brother became known as professional boxer Ron Bellamy.

Associated With

He was teammates with future Hall-of-Famers Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry Lucas on the 1960 Olympic basketball team.