In 1996, Walt Frazier was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team.
18 Facts About Walt Frazier
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In October 2021, Walt Frazier was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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The eldest of nine children, Walt Frazier attended Atlanta's David Tobias Howard High School.
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Walt Frazier quarterbacked the football team, and played catcher on the baseball team.
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Walt Frazier learned basketball on a rutted and dirt playground, the only facility available at his all-black school in the racially segregated South of the 1950s.
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Walt Frazier became one of the premier collegiate basketball players in the country.
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Walt Frazier was named a Division II All-American in 1964 and 1965.
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Walt Frazier was named Most Valuable Player of the 1967 tournament.
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Not many people thought the two players' styles would mesh, but Monroe and Walt Frazier soon became one of the best backcourts in the league, even earning the nickname the "Rolls-Royce" backcourt.
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Walt Frazier led the Knicks to a second NBA championship in 1973, topping the Lakers in a five-game series.
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In 1976, Walt Frazier was selected for his seventh and final NBA All-Star Game.
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Walt Frazier held Knicks franchise records for most games, minutes played, field goals attempted, field goals made, free throws attempted, free throws made, assists and points.
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Walt Frazier played only 66 games over the course of three seasons with the Cavaliers.
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Since the late 1960s, Walt Frazier has been known for being a fashion icon, and was one of the first major pro athletes to be acclaimed as such.
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Walt Frazier has a line of Puma sneakers named after him.
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Walt Frazier, then, is the first modern NBA star to have his own line of sneakers.
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Walt Frazier is the father of a son referred to both as Walt Jr.
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Walt Frazier is a member of the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha.