- Mike Barrett (basketball player)
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Mike Barrett No. 20 Guard Personal information Date of birth September 5, 1943 Place of birth Montgomery, West Virginia Nationality American Date of death August 8, 2011 (aged 67) Place of death Nashville, Tennessee High school Richwood (West Virginia) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 155 lb (70 kg) Career information College West Virginia Tech Pro career 1969–1973 League ABA Career history - Washington Caps (ABA) (1969–1970)
- Virginia Squires (ABA) (1970–1971)
- San Diego Conquistadors (ABA) (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards - ABA All-Rookie First Team (1970)
Career ABA statistics Points 2,500 Rebounds 592 Assists 730 Stats at Basketball-Reference.com MedalsMen's basketball Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games Gold 1968 Mexico City Team competition Michael Thomas "Bird Man" Barrett (September 5, 1943 – August 8, 2011) was an American basketball player.
He was reared in Richwood, West Virginia and attended Richwood High School.
A 6'2" guard from West Virginia Institute of Technology, Barrett participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal for the United States national basketball team. He also played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1967 FIBA World Championship.[1] From 1969 to 1973 he played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Capitols, Virginia Squires, and San Diego Conquistadors. He was named to the 1970 ABA All-Rookie team, and averaged 13.4 points per game over his ABA career.
Barrett died August 8, 2011 after a long illness.[2]
References
- ^ 1967 USA Basketball
- ^ Tech Olympian Mike Barrett, 67, dies, accessed August 10, 2011
External links
- Mike Barrett at Basketball-Reference.com
- 1968 Summer Olympics at USABasketball.com
United States squad – 1967 FIBA World Championship - 4th place 1968 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball team - United States
1968 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans Carl Ashley • Mike Barrett • Tom Black • George Carter • John Clawson • Calvin Fowler • Gary Lechman • Rod McDonald • Mike Silliman • Jerry Skaife
Categories:- 1943 births
- 2011 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- People from Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- College men's basketball players in the United States
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- United States men's national basketball team members
- Washington Caps players
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology alumni
- Virginia Squires players
- San Diego Conquistadors players
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs
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