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 |
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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]