- Byron Beck
A. Byron Beck (born
January 25 ,1945 inEllensburg, Washington ) is an American former professionalbasketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the
University of Denver , Beck was one of six players (along withLouie Dampier ,Gerald Govan ,Bob Netolicky ,Stew Johnson , andFreddie Lewis ) who participated in all nine seasons (1967–1976) of the originalAmerican Basketball Association . He played for the Denver Rockets, who later became theDenver Nuggets . Beck was not blessed with superior athleticism, but he was a hard worker known for his tenacious rebounding and efficienthook shot , and he represented Denver in two ABAAll-Star Games (1969 and 1976).Beck also played one season in the
National Basketball Association after the Nuggets merged with that league in 1976, and he retired in 1977 with 8,603 career ABA/NBA points and 5,261 career rebounds. OnDecember 16 ,1977 , he became the first player in the Denver franchise to have hisjersey number (#40) retired.External links
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/Beck.html Profile] at [http://www.remembertheaba.com/ Remember the ABA]
*basketball-reference|id=b/beckby0|name=Byron Beck
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