Nickname: ‘Bells’ / ‘Phone Ranger’

NBA Straya Nickame: ‘Bellsa’ / ‘Ringa’

Teams:
Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore #Bullets (’61-’’65)
New York Knicks (’65-’68)
Detroit Pistons (’68-’69)
Atlanta Hawks (’69 -’74)
New Orleans #Jazz (’74)

Career Stats (per game):
20.1 pts // 13.7 rebs // 2.4 asts // 51.6 FG% // 63.2 FT%

BEST KNOWN FOR:
– averaging 31 & 19 as a bloody rookie!
– being a part of the first of the first team to start five black players
– putting up a 29-17 for his first 3 years… then never made another all-star team after ’64
– setting the record for most games played in a season — 88 — because he got traded mid-season and the Pistons hadn’t played as many games as the Knicks
– being punkd by Wilt, who, at the start of their first matchup, told him he wasn’t going to score in the first half and proceeded to block every shot Walt took… then said at the start of the second half ‘ok, now you can play’
– only ever winning two playoff series and getting traded in his prime… twice
– sending food back at restaurants
– being chill as f*ck and so lackadaisical & laidback that everyone thought he never tried

DEAD-SET LEDGE STATUS:
Assured!! Mate! Walt Bellamy is one of 9 blokes to have scored 20k points and nab 14K rebounds, and was a beast when he gave a crap… problem was, everyone reckoned if he gave more of a crap he’d be an all-time great. Still, gotta respect the hustle

#ONYA Bells!

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