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Posted on 11/26/2018 2:18:15 PM PST by EveningStar
Willie Naulls, a four-time All-Star forward with the Knicks, a member of three consecutive N.B.A. championship teams with the Boston Celtics and one of pro basketball’s early black stars, died on Thursday at his home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. He was 84.
The cause was respiratory failure resulting from Churg-Strauss syndrome, a rare condition that can restrict blood flow to vital organs and tissues, his wife, Dr. Anne Van de Water Naulls, said.
A fine outside shooter and a rugged rebounder at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds or so, Naulls was an All-American at U.C.L.A. in 1956, his senior season, playing for the future Hall of Fame coach John Wooden. He was a second-round draft pick of the St. Louis Hawks.
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Black hi-top Converse All Stars, as I recall
Maybe they all did back then
RIP.
I followed the Celtics and the Knicks in the 1960s, and I have no memory of this guy.
He was an All Star from 1960-1962.
I have a clear visual image of at least eight Celtic and Knicks players from that era, but Naulls is a complete blank.
Well, it has been almost 60 years, so maybe my memories are starting to drift away?
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