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Also Known As William Walton Sharman
Born May 25, 1926 • Abilene • Texas
Died October 25, 2013 (aged 87) • Redondo Beach • California
Awards And Honors Basketball Hall of Fame (1975)
The best “sixth man” in history
John Havlicek
American basketball player
Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy
American basketball player and coach
Red Auerbach.
Red Auerbach
American coach
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
American basketball player and coach
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
American basketball player
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
American basketball player
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O’Neal
American basketball player
Bill Walton
Bill Walton
American basketball player
Iverson, Allen
Allen Iverson
American basketball player
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
American basketball player
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach
Thomas, Isiah
Isiah Thomas
American basketball player
“Mr. Cool”
Walt Frazier
American basketball player
Willis Reed
Willis Reed
American basketball player and coach
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson
American basketball player
Earl Lloyd (right) meeting U.S. Vice Pres. Joe Biden in the White House, Washington, D.C., 2010.
Earl Lloyd
American basketball player
Moses Malone
Moses Malone
American basketball player
Julius Erving
Julius Erving
American basketball player

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