Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Personal information
Born	(1922-07-09)July 9, 1922 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	January 22, 1993(1993-01-22) (aged 70) Stockton, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Oakland Tech (Oakland, California)
College	Stanford (1940–1942)
BAA draft	1947: 7th round, 62nd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1947–1955
Position	Small forward
Number	17
Career history
As player:
1947–1955	Minneapolis Lakers
As coach:
1955–1958	La Salle
1960	Minneapolis Lakers
1961–1962	Chicago Packers
1967–1969	Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA champion (1949, 1950, 1952–1954) 4× NBA All-Star (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955) 2× All-NBA First Team (1949, 1950) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1952, 1954) NBL champion (1948) All-NBL First Team (1948) NCAA champion (1942) First-team All-American – Helms (1942) First-team All-PCC (1942)
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points	5,762 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,487 (7.8 rpg)
Assists	1,417 (3.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability,^[1] earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers.

Pollard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.^[2] He has also been inducted into the Bay Area Hall of Fame, Stanford Hall of Fame, and Pac-12 Hall of Honor.