Orbie Bowling Basketball player

Orbie Lee "Orb" Bowling (born March 31, 1939) is a 6'10" retired American basketball player. A native of Sandy Hook, Kentucky he was also known as "Chief."Bowling played collegiately for the University of Tennessee.Bowling was selected by the New York Knicks in the 11th round (78th pick overall) of the 1963 NBA Draft.Bowling played for the Washington Generals, including a game in front of the Queen of England.Bowling played for the Kentucky Colonels (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association for 11 games.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 31, 1939
Birth place
Sandy Hook Kentucky
Height (meters)2.0828
Weight (Kilograms)97.524

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Basketball player

Career start1967
career end1968
college
Tennessee Volunteers basketball
draft team
New York Knicks
draft year1963
position
Center (basketball)

Orbie Bowling on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jul/27/a-tall-tale-commercialappealcom