Walt Davis

Walt Davis
	Davis at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born	January 5, 1931; Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 17, 2020 (aged 89); Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Nederland (Nederland, Texas)
College	Texas A&M (1949–1952)
NBA draft	1952: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career	1953–1958
Position	Power forward / center
Number	12
Career history
1953–1958	Philadelphia Warriors
1958	St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA champion (1956, 1958);
Career statistics
Points	1,558 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,397 (4.3 rpg)
Assists	231 (0.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Athletics
Representing United States

Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (January 5, 1931 – November 17, 2020) was an American athlete. After winning a gold medal in the high jump at the 1952 Olympics he became a professional basketball player.^[1]

Despite contracting polio at age nine and being unable to walk for three years, Davis had a standout athletic career at Texas A&M University and later won Olympic gold in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, with a leap of 2.04 metres (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in).^[1]

The Philadelphia Warriors selected the 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Davis in the second round of the 1952 NBA draft. He spent five seasons with the Warriors and St. Louis Hawks, averaging 4.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.^[2]

Davis was Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1964^[3] and to the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016.

Davis died on November 17, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas at age 89.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Buddy Davis. sports-reference.com
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^ Buddy Davis Bio from the Texas Sports Hall of Fame
^ Murrell, I. C. (November 17, 2020). "Buddy Davis, Olympic & NBA champ from Nederland, dies at 89". The Port Arthur News. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[sr-1] Buddy Davis. sports-reference.com

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[3] Buddy Davis Bio from the Texas Sports Hall of Fame

[4] Murrell, I. C. (November 17, 2020). "Buddy Davis, Olympic & NBA champ from Nederland, dies at 89". The Port Arthur News. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

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