Personal information | |
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Born | Brownsville, Tennessee | October 5, 1945
Died | March 12, 2021 | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Carver (Brownsville, Tennessee) |
College | Tennessee State (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1968: 10th round, 131st overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 16, 34, 50, 24 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | Nashville (AAU) |
1968–1969 | Atlanta Hawks |
1969–1970, 1971–1972 | Denver Rockets |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dwight Waller Sr. (October 5, 1945 – March 12, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks and in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets.[1]
After graduating from Tennessee State University in 1967, Waller spent the 1967–68 season playing for Nashville, Tennessee's Amateur Athletic Union team.[2]
Waller died on March 12, 2021.[3]