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Walt Bellamy

Full name: Walter Jones "Walt" "Bells" Bellamy, Jr.
Gender: Male
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
Weight: 216 lbs (98 kg)
Born: July 24, 1937 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States
Affiliations: Indiana Hoosiers, Bloomington (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Walt Bellamy was the starting center on the 1960 Olympic gold medal team. He played for Indiana University and made most of the All-America teams in 1960 and 1961 before being drafted in 1961 by the Chicago Packers. Bellamy starred in the NBA from the start – he was Rookie of the Year in 1962, leading the league in field-goal percentage (with a new record of.519) and averaging 31.6 points and 19 rebounds a game. During a 14-year career which saw him play for five teams, he was one of the top centers in the league and ended up with career averages of over 20 points and 14 rebounds. Bellamy’s 14th year was a short one as he played just one game with the New Orleans Jazz but this made him the last of the 1960 Olympians to be playing pro basketball. Bellamy had an active business career while he played pro basketball. Investing wisely in real estate and office buildings his career since leaving basketball was spent managing his investments and doing public relations for several Southern firms.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Final Round Match #2 1 1960-09-08 USA 112, ITA 81 8
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Final Round Match #4 1 1960-09-10 USA 90, BRA 63 0
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #1 1 1960-09-01 USA 104, YUG 42 8
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #4 1 1960-09-02 USA 108, URU 50 13
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group B Match #6 1 1960-09-03 USA 81, URS 57 7
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #2 1 1960-08-26 USA 88, ITA 54 10
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #3 1 1960-08-27 USA 125, JPN 66 9
1960 Summer 23 Roma Basketball United States USA Group A Match #5 1 1960-08-29 USA 107, HUN 63 10