1. Robert Louis Boozer was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
14 Facts About Bob Boozer
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Bob Boozer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics and won an NBA Championship as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971.
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Bob Boozer was a member of the 1960 US Olympic team, which was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a unit in 2010.
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Bob Boozer was born and raised in North Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Tech High in Omaha.
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Bob Boozer attended Kansas State University, where he helped lead the Wildcats to the 1958 Final Four and where he received All-America honors in 1958 and 1959.
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Bob Boozer won a gold medal with the Olympic team after they won eight games by an average of 42.4 points.
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Bob Boozer was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1966 NBA expansion draft.
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Bob Boozer flourished in his first year with Chicago, averaging 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds and leading the young franchise into the playoffs.
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That season, Bob Boozer played a key role as a reserve as the Bucks won their first NBA championship.
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Bob Boozer ended his career with 12,964 total points and 7,119 total rebounds.
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Bob Boozer returned to Omaha after his career ended, and worked as an executive for Bell Systems.
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Bob Boozer was later appointed to the Nebraska Parole Board and volunteered at Boys Town, the home for troubled youth.
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Bob Boozer Drive is a street named in his honor in his native Omaha.
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Bob Boozer died due to a brain aneurysm in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19,2012.