- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWalter Jones Bellamy
- Height6′ 11″ (2.11 m)
- Walt Bellamy was born on July 24, 1939 in New Bern, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Helen Hollie Ragland. He died on November 2, 2013 in the USA.
- SpouseHelen Hollie Ragland(1960 - November 2, 2013) (his death, 1 child)
- Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
- Basketball player.
- 1st overall pick in the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards) out of Indiana University.
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1962).
- Center with the Chicago Zephyrs/Packers / Baltimore Bullets (1961-62 thru 1965-66[start]), New York Knicks (1965-66[end] thru 1968-69[start]), Detroit Pistons 1968-69[end] thru 1969-70[start]), Atlanta Hawks (1969-70[end] thru 1972-74), and New Orleans Jazz (1974-75).
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