Nate Thurmond

Nathaniel "Nate" Thurmond (July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016) was an American basketball player. He spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors. He played the center and power forward positions.^[1]

Nate Thurmond

Thurmond with the Warriors in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1941-07-25)July 25, 1941 Akron, Ohio
Died	July 16, 2016(2016-07-16) (aged 74) San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Akron, Ohio)
College	Bowling Green (1960–1963)
NBA draft	1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1963–1977
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	42
Career history
1963–1974	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1974–1976	Chicago Bulls
1976–1977	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
7× NBA All-Star (1965–1968, 1970, 1973, 1974) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969, 1971) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1972–1974) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1964) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team No. 42 retired by the Golden State Warriors No. 42 retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers Consensus second-team All-American (1963) 3× First-team All-MAC (1961–1963)
Career statistics
Points	14,437 (15.0 ppg)
Rebounds	14,464 (15.0 rpg)
Assists	2,575 (2.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. Thurmond was named both a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.^[2]

He was known to fans as "Nate the Great",^[3] Thurmond has had his No. 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[4]

Thurmond died at the age of 74 on July 16, 2016 after a short battle with leukemia in San Francisco.^[5]

References

1. Brown, Daniel (July 16, 2016). "Nate Thurmond dead at 74; Warriors legend battled leukemia". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
2. "In era of great centers, Nate Thurmond was among the best". ESPN. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
3. "Nate Thurmond NBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
4. "NBA legend Nate Thurmond dies at 74". FoxNews.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
5. "Warriors Legend and Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond Passes Away at Age of 74". NBA.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.