Connie Dierking

Connie Dierking

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Center
Personal information
Date of birth	October 2, 1936 (1936-10-02) (age 75)
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Valley Stream Central
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College	Cincinnati
NBA Draft	1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Pro career	1958–1971
Career history
1958–1960	Syracuse Nationals
1961	Philadelphia Tapers (ABL)
1961–1962	Cleveland Pipers (ABL)
1963–1965	Philadelphia 76ers
1965	San Francisco Warriors
1965–1970	Cincinnati Royals
1970–1971	Philadelphia 76ers
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,094 (10.0 ppg)
Rebounds	4,757 (6.7 rpg)
Assists	1,053 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Conrad William Dierking (born October 2, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" center from the University of Cincinnati, Dierking played in the National Basketball Association from 1958 to 1971 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco Warriors, and Cincinnati Royals. He was one of three players (along with Paul Neumann and Lee Shaffer) traded by the 76ers to the Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain in 1965.^[1] In his NBA career, Dierking averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.^[2]

His daughter, Cammy, is an anchor for WKRC-TV.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Wilt battled "loser" label at ESPN.com
2. ^ Connie Dierking. basketball-reference.com
3. ^ About Cammy. cammydierking.com

Persondata
Name	Dierking, Connie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 2, 1936
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death
Place of death