1. Toward the end of high school, Walter Luckett suffered a freak knee injury.
10 Facts About Walter Luckett
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Walter Luckett was a confident freshman, proclaiming that he would "drive those rascals wild" when referring to the Missouri Tigers, his first college opponent.
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Walter Luckett earned numerous All-America honors, becoming just the second player from Ohio University to do so.
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Walter Luckett decided to turn professional after the season, forgoing his NCAA eligibility and hoping to become the next NBA star.
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Walter Luckett scored 1,625 points in just three seasons, which was the most in school history at the time.
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Walter Luckett was selected in the 1975 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
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Walter Luckett went back home to Bridgeport, now with his high school sweetheart-turned-wife, and within a year enrolled at the University of Bridgeport.
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Walter Luckett finished his undergraduate degree at the school, and for the first several years after graduation he played semi-professional basketball on top of working full-time in business.
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Walter Luckett was selected as the EBA Rookie of the Year in 1976 and named to the All-EBA Second Team in 1977.
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Walter Luckett eventually became the company's manager of community relations, then after 25 years he retired.