Chet Walker

Chet Walker

No. 25
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	February 22, 1940 (1940-02-22) (age 71)
Place of birth	Benton Harbor, Michigan
Nationality	American
High school	Benton Harbor
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College	Bradley
NBA Draft	1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Pro career	1962–1975
Career history
1962–1969	Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
1969–1975	Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1967) 7× NBA All-Star (1964, 1966–1967, 1970–1971, 1973–1974) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1961–1962)
Career statistics
Points	18,831 (18.2 ppg)
Rebounds	7,314 (7.1 rpg)
Assists	2,126 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Chester "Chet" Walker (born February 22, 1940, Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a former pro basketball player.^[1]

Walker played high school basketball for the Benton Harbor High School boys basketball team. He graduated from Bradley University in 1962 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves^[2] won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960. Walker's speed and agility on the court earned him the nickname "Chet the Jet." He probably is best remembered as a starting forward on the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers team, which some consider the best NBA team of all time.

Walker was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals and was named to the NBA's first All-Rookie Team in 1963. He followed the team to Philadelphia after his rookie season. A seven-time participant in the NBA All-Star Game, Walker averaged over 19 points and eight rebounds a game for the '66-67 76ers, who won 68 games and lost just 13—the best record in NBA history at the time. That Alex Hannum-coached squad, which also featured center Wilt Chamberlain, guards Hal Greer and Wali Jones, and sixth man Billy Cunningham, ended the eight-year championship run of the Boston Celtics. Walker played his final six seasons with the Chicago Bulls, and never averaged less than 19.2 points and 5.0 rebounds a game. In his 13-year career, Walker scored a total of 18,831 points. The 6-6 forward was an outstanding free-throw shooter, especially in his later years with the Bulls. He led the NBA with an accuracy rate of 85.9 percent in 1970-71, and ranked among the top-10 free-throwers five other times.

After his playing days, Walker became a moderately successful TV movie producer. He is the author of a memoir entitled, "Long Time Coming: A Black Athlete's Coming-Of-Age in America " published in 1995.

See also

• List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played
• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders

References

1. ^ Lynch, Wayne (2002-02-21). Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers. Macmillan. pp. 40–. ISBN 9781429977135. http://books.google.com/books?id=W8ZAnT8gd-8C&pg=PT40. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
2. ^ ESPN; Bradley, Bill (2009-10-06). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House Digital, Inc.. pp. 11–. ISBN 9780345513922. http://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&pg=PA11. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 

External links

• Official NBA bio
• Chet Walker NBA career statistics

Persondata
Name	Walker, Chet
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 22, 1940
Place of birth	Benton Harbor, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death