Sihugo Green Basketball player

Sihugo "Si" Green (August 20, 1933 – October 4, 1980) was an American professional basketball player who was born in New York City, New York.A 6'2" guard-forward from Duquesne University, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals with the first pick of the 1956 NBA Draft, ahead of Bill Russell. He played nine seasons in the league with four teams and scored 4,636 career points.Green died of cancer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14 years after playing his last NBA game.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 20, 1933
Birth place
New York City , New York
Date of deathOctober 04, 1980
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Pittsburgh
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)83.916

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Basketball player

Career start1956
career end1967
college
Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
draft team
Sacramento Kings
draft year1956
position
Basketball positions

Sihugo Green on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=si_green