Bobby Leonard

Bobby Leonard

Leonard, circa 1962
Personal information
Born	(1932-07-17)July 17, 1932 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2021(2021-04-13) (aged 88) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1951–1954)
NBA draft	1954: 2nd round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1956–1963
Position	Point guard
Number	21
Coaching career	1962–1964, 1968–1980
Career history
As player:
1956–1961	Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
1961–1963	Chicago Packers / Zephyrs
As coach:
1962–1964	Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1968–1980	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
As player: NCAA champion (1953) Consensus second-team All-American (1954) Third-team All-American – AP (1953) As coach: 3× ABA champion (1970, 1972, 1973) No. 529 honored by Indiana Pacers ABA All-time Best Head Coach
Career playing statistics
Points	4,204 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,217 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	1,427 (3.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA & ABA	573–534 (.518)
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach

William Robert "Slick" Leonard^[1] (July 17, 1932 – April 13, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach and color commentator. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where he was a two-time All-American and a member of their national championship squad in 1953. After playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Leonard coached the Indiana Pacers to three American Basketball Association (ABA) championships. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014.