Chet Walker

Chet Walker
Chet Walker
No. 25
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth February 22, 1940 (1940-02-22) (age 71)
Place of birth Benton Harbor, Michigan
Nationality American
High school Benton Harbor
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College Bradley
NBA Draft 1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Pro career 1962–1975
Career history
19621969 Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
19691975 Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 18,831 (18.2 ppg)
Rebounds 7,314 (7.1 rpg)
Assists 2,126 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Chester "Chet" Walker (born February 22, 1940, Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a former pro basketball player.[1]

Walker played high school basketball for the Benton Harbor High School boys basketball team. He graduated from Bradley University in 1962 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves[2] won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960. Walker's speed and agility on the court earned him the nickname "Chet the Jet." He probably is best remembered as a starting forward on the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers team, which some consider the best NBA team of all time.

Walker was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals and was named to the NBA's first All-Rookie Team in 1963. He followed the team to Philadelphia after his rookie season. A seven-time participant in the NBA All-Star Game, Walker averaged over 19 points and eight rebounds a game for the '66-67 76ers, who won 68 games and lost just 13—the best record in NBA history at the time. That Alex Hannum-coached squad, which also featured center Wilt Chamberlain, guards Hal Greer and Wali Jones, and sixth man Billy Cunningham, ended the eight-year championship run of the Boston Celtics. Walker played his final six seasons with the Chicago Bulls, and never averaged less than 19.2 points and 5.0 rebounds a game. In his 13-year career, Walker scored a total of 18,831 points. The 6-6 forward was an outstanding free-throw shooter, especially in his later years with the Bulls. He led the NBA with an accuracy rate of 85.9 percent in 1970-71, and ranked among the top-10 free-throwers five other times.

After his playing days, Walker became a moderately successful TV movie producer. He is the author of a memoir entitled, "Long Time Coming: A Black Athlete's Coming-Of-Age in America " published in 1995.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lynch, Wayne (2002-02-21). Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers. Macmillan. pp. 40–. ISBN 9781429977135. http://books.google.com/books?id=W8ZAnT8gd-8C&pg=PT40. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
  2. ^ ESPN; Bradley, Bill (2009-10-06). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House Digital, Inc.. pp. 11–. ISBN 9780345513922. http://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&pg=PA11. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 

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