Dwight Waller

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Dwight Waller
Personal information
Born(1945-10-05)October 5, 1945
Brownsville, Tennessee
DiedMarch 12, 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarver (Brownsville, Tennessee)
CollegeTennessee State (1964–1967)
NBA draft1968: 10th round, 131st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
PositionSmall forward
Number16, 34, 50, 24
Career history
1967–1968Nashville (AAU)
1968–1969Atlanta Hawks
1969–1970,
1971–1972
Denver Rockets
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Dwight Waller Sr. (October 5, 1945 – March 12, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks and in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets.[1]

After graduating from Tennessee State University in 1967, Waller spent the 1967–68 season playing for Nashville, Tennessee's Amateur Athletic Union team.[2]

Waller died on March 12, 2021.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dwight Waller ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cage Powers Roll in A.A.U." Kansas City Star. March 25, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved September 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Dwight Waller, Sr. 1945 - 2021". Lewis & Wright. November 19, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.