Mike Barrett (basketball player)

Mike Barrett

No. 20
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 5, 1943(1943-09-05)
Place of birth	Montgomery, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Date of death	August 8, 2011(2011-08-08) (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
Medals Men'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

1. ^ 1967 USA Basketball
2. ^ Tech Olympian Mike Barrett, 67, dies, accessed August 10, 2011

External links

• Mike Barrett at Basketball-Reference.com
• 1968 Summer Olympics at USABasketball.com

Persondata
Name	Barrett, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	September 5, 1943
Place of birth	Montgomery, West Virginia
Date of death	August 8, 2011
Place of death	Nashville, Tennessee