Red Stroud Explained

Red Stroud
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:160
Birth Date:2 May 1941
Death Place:Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality:American
High School:Forest (Forest, Mississippi)
College:Mississippi State (1960–1963)
Draft Year:1963
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:44
Draft Team:Boston Celtics
Career Number:14
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1967–1968
Team1:New Orleans Buccaneers
Highlights:
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1962, 1963)
Bbr:stroure01

William D. "Red" Stroud (May 2, 1941 – March 22, 2008) was an American basketball player who played briefly in the original American Basketball Association (ABA).

Stroud played college basketball at Mississippi State and briefly played for the New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA. He played seven games for the Buccaneers during the 1967–68 season, averaging 2.9 points per game. After the end of his professional career, Stroud coached high school basketball. Stroud died of leukemia on March 22, 2008.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: W.D. "Red" Stroud, former Mississippi State basketball star, dies . . March 23, 2008 . December 26, 2013.