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]