Born July 25, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Forward Nate Thurmond. Nate is a 7-time NBA All Star. The majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
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Nate Thurmond
Born July 25, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Forward Nate Thurmond. Nate is a 7-time NBA All Star. The majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 1 - 7 - 9 - 17 - 4 - 99 April 1, 1920 - Jack Darragh, scored a hat-trick as Ottawa Senators of the NHL defeated th...
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 4 - 22 - 23 - 19 March 31, 1973 - Bobby Orr, Number 4 of the Boston Bruins scored his 3rd career hat trick in a 7-3...
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March 30 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 34 - 4 - 22 - 11 March 30, 1940 - Indiana knocked off Kansas, 60-42 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game. ...
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March 29 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 40 - 18 - 52 March 29, 1941 - At only the third NCAA Men's Basketball Championship played, it was the Badgers of Wisconsin cap...
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March 28 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 12 - 22 - 13 - 23 March 28, 1942 - At the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship it was the Cardinal of Stanford University c...
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 8 - 90 - 1 - 21 March 27, 1939 - The inaugural NCAA Men's Basketball Championship commenced finding the Univers...
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