1. Charlie Yelverton was born on December 5,1948 and is an American former professional basketball player.
12 Facts About Charlie Yelverton
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Charlie Yelverton is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Charlie Yelverton won the Haggerty Award in 1971, and was an UPI All-American Third Team selection in.
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Charlie Yelverton was drafted 25th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers, in the 1971 NBA draft, but only appeared in one NBA season.
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Charlie Yelverton told the New York Post in 2016 his protest was in response to the Vietnam War and capitalism.
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Portland head coach Rolland Todd was fired the next day for failing to handle the situation and Charlie Yelverton went on to play 24 more games for the Blazers.
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Charlie Yelverton was waived in September 1972, shortly before the Blazers were scheduled to travel to Hawaii for a pre-season tournament between NBA and ABA teams.
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Charlie Yelverton was not offered a contract at the conclusion of the camp.
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Charlie Yelverton then headed to Europe, where he played with Olympiacos in Greece, and Ignis Varese in Italy.
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Charlie Yelverton helped Ignis Varese to win the 1975 EuroLeague title, and he played with the same team in two other EuroLeague Finals, in 1978 and 1979.
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Charlie Yelverton won the 1978 Italian League title, while in Varese.
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On February 3,2008, Charlie Yelverton was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list, which commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the EuroLeague competition.