Walt Davis facts for kids
Davis at the 1952 Olympics
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| Born | January 5, 1931 Beaumont, Texas |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
| Died | November 17, 2020 (aged 89) Port Arthur, Texas |
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| High school | Nederland (Nederland, Texas) | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College | Texas A&M (1949–1952) | ||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1952 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall | ||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |||||||||||
| Pro career | 1953–1958 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| 1953–1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||||||||||
| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||
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| Points | 1,558 (4.8 ppg) | ||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,397 (4.3 rpg) | ||||||||||
| Assists | 231 (0.7 apg) | ||||||||||
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Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (January 5, 1931 – November 17, 2020) was an American athlete. After winning a gold medal in the high jump at the 1952 Olympics he became a professional basketball player.
Despite contracting polio at age nine and being unable to walk for three years, Davis had a standout athletic career at Texas A&M University and later won Olympic gold in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, with a leap of 2.04 metres (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in).
The Philadelphia Warriors selected the 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Davis in the second round of the 1952 NBA draft. He spent five seasons with the Warriors and St. Louis Hawks, averaging 4.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Davis was Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1964 and to the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016.
Davis died on November 17, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas at age 89.
See also
In Spanish: Walt Davis para niños
