Nate Thurmond Basketball player

Nathaniel "Nate" Thurmond (born July 25, 1941) is a retired American basketball player. Dominant at both center and power forward, he was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double.Thurmond remains one of the greatest rebounders and shot blockers ever, named both a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.Known to fans as "Nate the Great", Thurmond has had his #42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers franchises.

Personal facts

Nate Thurmond
Birth dateJuly 25, 1941
Birth place
Akron Ohio
Height (meters)2.1082
Weight (Kilograms)102.06

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Basketball player

Career start1963
career end1977
college
Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
draft team
Golden State Warriors
draft year1963
position
Power forward (basketball)
Center (basketball)

Nate Thurmond on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/Nate_Thurmond
  2. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/nate-thurmond
  3. http://www.nba.com/history/players/thurmond_summary.html