Corky Calhoun

Corky Calhoun

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Personal information
Date of birth	November 1, 1950(1950-11-01)
Place of birth	Waukegan, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Waukegan
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Pennsylvania (1968–1972)
NBA Draft	1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1972–1979
Career history
1972–1974	Phoenix Suns
1974–1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1976–1978	Portland Trail Blazers
1979	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1977) Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1972)
Career statistics
Points	2,896 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,962 (3.6 rpg)
Assists	601 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950, in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player.

Calhoun played college basketball for the University of Pennsylvania.^[1] Calhoun was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA Draft with the 4th overall pick and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1972 American Basketball Association draft. Calhoun played for the Phoenix Suns for 3 years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in 1976, and was a member of their championship team that year. After two seasons with the Blazers, Calhoun was traded to the Indiana Pacers where he was released in the middle of the 1980 season. He considered playing in France, but ultimately took a job offer from Mobil Oil Corporation (now Exxon Mobil) where he has been working since as U.S. fuels marketing coordinator.^[2]

External links

• Corky Calhoun at Basketball-Reference.com

References

1. ^ BasketballReference.com Corky Calhoun page
2. ^ The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later, Oregonlive.com, June 4, 2007

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Name	Calhoun, Corky
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Date of birth	November 1, 1950
Place of birth	Waukegan, Illinois
Date of death
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