Don Dee
Donald Dee (August 9, 1943 – November 26, 2014) was an American basketball player.
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| Born | August 9, 1943 Booneville, Missouri | |||||||||||||
| Died | November 26, 2014 (aged 71) North Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Bishop Lillis (Kansas City, Missouri) | |||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
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A 6'8" forward from St. Mary of the Plains College,[1] Dee participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team. He then played professionally with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association, averaging 5.7 points per game during the 1968-69 ABA season.
Dee's son, Donnie Dee, played for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL for two seasons. His grandson Johnny Dee is a professional basketball player.[2]
Dee died on November 26, 2014 in North Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 71.[3]
References
- "Dee Goes From Dropout to Olympic Team". Lawrence Journal-World. April 11, 1968. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
- Norcross, Don (December 27, 2014). "USD star on cusp of history". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- Kerkhoff, Blair (November 27, 2014). "Don Dee, a 1968 basketball Olympian, dies at 71". KansasCity.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- 1968 Summer Olympics at USABasketball.com
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