Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player.
13 Facts About Zelmo Beaty
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Zelmo Beaty played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association and four in the rival American Basketball Association.
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Zelmo Beaty was selected with the third pick of the 1962 National Basketball Association Draft by the St Louis Hawks.
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Zelmo Beaty was named to the inaugural NBA All-Rookie Team in 1963.
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Zelmo Beaty averaged more than 20 points per game in three different seasons, and over ten rebounds per game in six of his seven seasons with the Hawks.
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In 1969, Zelmo Beaty left the NBA to play in the rival American Basketball Association.
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In total, Zelmo Beaty played four seasons with the Stars, being named to the All-ABA Second Team twice and making the ABA All-Star Game three times, before returning to the NBA as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Zelmo Beaty served as president of the ABA's Player Association, as well as union player representative with the Hawks.
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Zelmo Beaty briefly served as a coach for the ABA's Virginia Squires.
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Zelmo Beaty worked as a substitute physical education teacher in Seattle elementary schools.
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Zelmo Beaty died from cancer on August 27,2013 at his home in Bellevue, Washington.
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Zelmo Beaty had been married to his wife for about 50 years, and had two children.
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Zelmo Beaty was selected to be inducted into the 2014 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class and the 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class.