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Walter Jones Bellamy (July 24, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He played 14 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association, playing for four different teams. As a star for Indiana University in basketball in rebounds, he was invited to join the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team. In the Games that year, the team won every game by an average of over 40 points and is considered among the best amateur level basketball teams of all time. Bellamy was the first overall pick of the 1961 draft, where he was selected by the expansion team Chicago Packers. In his rookie season, he averaged 31.6 points per game and 19 rebounds on his way to winning Rookie of the Year in what has been called one of the best rookie seasons in NBA history.
After over four seasons with the team (which moved to Baltimore in 1963), he was traded to the New York Knicks in 1965. He played nearly four seasons before being traded to the Detroit Pistons, whereupon he played two seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks in the close of the 1969-70 season. He played four seasons for the team before playing one game for the New Orleans Jazz to close his career. Bellamy reached the Conference Finals twice in his career but never played in the NBA Finals. A durable player who played over 70 games in thirteen consecutive seasons, he was an efficient scorer and rebounder who averaged 20 points and 13 rebounds for a career while being named an NBA All-Star four times in his career. Bellamy was the second player (after Wilt Chamberlain) to obtain 20,000 points and 14,000 rebounds for a career; only seven other players have achieved the mark since Bellamy. Bellamy was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: 1993 for his individual career and again in 2010 as a member of the 1960 team.
Bellamy was born on July 24, 1939, in New Bern, North Carolina. Money was tight and food sparse for his family. His father and grandfather were Masons, and his older brother was an early advocate against segregation. Bellamy attended West Street School and J.T. Barber High School where the 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 14-year-old learned basic basketball skills from coach Simon Coates. As a senior in 1956, he was on the football team that won a state championship, with Bellamy gaining All-State honors as a football player. In the same year, he had 47 points in a state playoff basketball game, averaged 31 points per game, and was All-State in basketball. He graduated in 1957. There is a street named for him in New Bern.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Walt Bellamy (Walt Bellamy 1961 Fleer #4 Autographed HOF Rookie RC Auto NBA PSA/DNA PSA 6 Rare) was sold in July 2020 for $3,300.00 while the cheapest item (Walt Bellamy Signed Autograph 02-03 UD Generations HOF) found a new owner for $0.50 in May 2009. The month with the most items sold (14) was November 2013 with an average selling price of $18.00 for an autographed item of Walt Bellamy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $1,650.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2009. In average, an autographed item from Walt Bellamy is worth $12.00.
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Walt Bellamy funeral arrangements (11/05/2013): The funeral arrangements for former Hawks player and Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy have been set, according to the team. Hoosiers great Walt Bellamy, 74, dies (11/03/2013): Indiana legend and Hall of Fame center Walt Bellamy, who played for the Hoosiers from 1958-61, died Saturday in Atlanta at age 74. The Atlanta Hawks confirmed the death but didn't provide details. The Hawks said Bellamy attended the team's home opener Friday night. Walt Bellamy, Hall of Famer and ex-Bullet, dies at 74 (11/02/2013): Hall of Fame center Walt Bellamy, a four-time All-Star during 14 NBA seasons who played for the Bullets during their first two years in Baltimore, died Saturday, according to the Atlanta Hawks. He was 74. No cause of death was announced. Saturday's NBA notebook: Ex-Pistons, Hawks center Walt Bellamy dies at 74 (11/02/2013): Bellamy, the Hall of Fame center who averaged 20.1 points and 13.7 rebounds in 14 seasons in the NBA, died Saturday. He was 74. The Hawks said Bellamy attended the team's home opener Friday night. Hall of Fame center Walt Bellamy dies at 74 (11/02/2013): Dead at 74, Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy made a career out of dueling with the NBA's giants.
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Walt Bellamy funeral arrangements (11/2013): The funeral arrangements for former Hawks player and Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy have been set, according to the team.
