- Joe Caldwell
Infobox NBA Player
name = Joe Caldwell
nickname = Pogo Joe
position = Guard/Forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 195
league = NBA/ABA
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1941|11|1
birth_place =Texas City, Texas
highschool = John C. Fremont
college = Arizona State (1961-1964)
draft = 2nd
draft_year = 1964
draft_team =Detroit Pistons
career_start = 1964
career_end = 1975
former_teams =Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks/Atlanta HawksCarolina Cougars Spirits of St. Louis Joe Louis Caldwell (born
November 1 ,1941 inTexas City, Texas ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He spent 6 seasons (1964–1970) in theNBA and 5 seasons (1970-1975) in the now-defunct ABA, and he was one of the few players to be an All-Star in both leagues. He was also a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the1964 Summer Olympics .Nicknamed "Pogo Joe" or "Jumping Joe" for his leaping abilities, Caldwell was a 6'5" guard/forward from
Arizona State University . Though drafted by theDetroit Pistons in 1964, he spent the majority of his NBA career with the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise. After averaging 21.1 points per game during the1969-70 NBA season , Caldwell jumped to the rival ABA, playing for theCarolina Cougars from 1970 to 1974. More than just a high-flying scorer, Caldwell was also a tenacious defender, and basketball legendJulius Erving once said that Caldwell guarded him better than any player in the ABA. During the 1974-75 season, St. Louis management blamed Caldwell for influencing team starMarvin Barnes to briefly leave the team. Caldwell denied doing this but he was suspended for "activities detrimental to the best interests of professional basketball." Caldwell never played another pro basketball game and has filed various lawsuits because he believes that he was wrongly blacklisted by the ABA and later the NBA. He scored 12,619 combined NBA/ABA career points.External links
*basketball-reference|id=c/caldwjo01|name=Joe Caldwell Career
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/Caldwell.html Joe Caldwell] @ Remember the ABA
* [http://www.hoopshype.com/articles/caldwell_friedman.htm Banned from basketball]
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