Walt Budko Basketball player

Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for Columbia University.He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the 1948 BAA Draft.He played for the Bullets (1948–51) and Philadelphia Warriors (1951–52) in the BAA and NBA for 253 games.He coached the Bullets in the NBA (1950–51).

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 30, 1925
Birth place
Brooklyn , New York
Date of deathMay 25, 2013
Place of death
Timonium Maryland
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)99.792

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Basketball player

Career start1948
career end1952
college
Columbia Lions men's basketball
draft team
Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)
draft year1948
league
National Basketball Association
position
Power forward (basketball)
Center (basketball)

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Walt Budko on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-walter-budko-20130604,0,4843973.story