Beaty in 1966 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Hillister, Texas, U.S. | October 25, 1939
Died | August 27, 2013 Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | (aged 73)
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Scott (Woodville, Texas) |
College | Prairie View A&M (1958–1962) |
NBA draft | 1962: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
Playing career | 1962–1975 |
Position | Center |
Number | 14, 31 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1962–1969 | St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks |
1970–1974 | Utah Stars |
1974–1975 | Los Angeles Lakers |
As coach: | |
1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 15,207 (17.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 9,665 (10.9 rpg) |
Assists | 1,365 (1.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 |
Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty (/ˈbeɪtiː/ BAY-tee;[1] October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star and two-time NBA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.