Nathaniel Thurmond was an American basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association with the Golden State Warriors franchise.
11 Facts About Nate Thurmond
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Nate Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double.
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Nate Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
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Nate Thurmond started at Akron's Central High School, where he played alongside fellow future NBA star Gus Johnson.
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Nate Thurmond led the Mid-American Conference in rebounds during all three of his varsity seasons, and was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News in 1963.
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Nate Thurmond was drafted 3rd overall by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1963 NBA draft.
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Nate Thurmond averaged 7 points and 10.4 rebounds in his first NBA season and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1964.
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NBA All-Star center Bob Rule recalled Nate Thurmond blocking six of his seven shots during the first half of their first encounter.
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In Cleveland, the now 35-year-old Nate Thurmond came off the bench for the injured Jim Chones to lead Cleveland's "Miracle at Richfield" team to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals before the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics in 1976.
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Nate Thurmond sold the restaurant after 20 years, while living in San Francisco with his wife, Marci.
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Nate Thurmond died on July 16,2016, nine days away from his 75th birthday, after a short battle with leukemia.