![]() Lee Winfield, 1972 (yellow). | |
Personal information | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | February 4, 1947
Died | February 4, 2011 | (aged 64)
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Sumner (St. Louis, Missouri) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1969: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1969–1976 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 11, 3 |
Career history | |
1969–1973 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1973–1975 | Buffalo Braves |
1975–1976 | Kansas City Kings |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,959 (7.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 828 (2.1 rpg) |
Assists | 1,003 (2.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Leroy Winfield (February 4, 1947 – February 4, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" guard from North Texas State University, Winfield played in the National Basketball Association from 1969 to 1976 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves, and Kansas City Kings. His most productive seasons came in 1970–71 and 1971–72 when he averaged more than 10 points a game with Seattle. He was also a member of the Braves' 1974 and 1975 playoff teams.[1] He averaged 7.3 points per game in his professional career.[2]
Winfield later worked as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University,[3] the University of Missouri,[4] and St. Louis Community College.[5]
He died on his 64th birthday after a battle with colon cancer.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Former NBA player and SLU assistant coach Lee Winfield dies at 64", St. Louis American, February 7, 2011
- ^ basketball-reference.com. "Lee Winfield". Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/lee-winfield-dies-st-louisan-played-in-nba-coached-at/article_2825ea84-32e8-11e0-a60b-0017a4a78c22.html, Archived 2019-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "University of Missouri, Official Athletic Site of the Mizzou Tigers Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ Men's Basketball Coaching Staff Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at Forest Park Basketball.
- ^ Former Mizzou coach Winfield dies