![]() Thurmond with the Warriors in 1969 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | July 25, 1941
Died | July 16, 2016 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central (Akron, Ohio) |
College | Bowling Green (1960–1963) |
NBA draft | 1963: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Drafted by | San Francisco Warriors |
Playing career | 1963–1977 |
Position | Center / power forward |
Number | 42 |
Career history | |
1963–1974 | San Francisco / Golden State Warriors |
1974–1975 | Chicago Bulls |
1975–1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Career highlights | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 14,437 (15.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 14,464 (15.0 rpg) |
Assists | 2,575 (2.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame |
Nathaniel Thurmond (July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016) was an American professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. He played the center and power forward positions.[1] Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History,[2] and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.[3]
Known to fans as "Nate the Great",[4] Thurmond has had his No. 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.[5]
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