Dan King | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1931 |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky |
High School: | Grove (Paris, Tennessee) |
College: | Western Kentucky (1951–1954) |
Draft Year: | 1954 |
Career Position: | Forward |
Career Number: | 22 |
Team1: | Baltimore Bullets |
Bbr: | kingda01 |
Daniel King (January 7, 1931 – January 20, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He played a season for the Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
King was a two-sport star at Western Kentucky University, playing both basketball and baseball for the Hilltoppers from 1951 to 1954 and was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.[1] Following his college career, King played one season with the NBA's Bullets, scoring 19 total points in 12 games.[2]
After his basketball career ended, King became a high school coach and administrator. He died on January 20, 2003, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
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