Chet Walker

Chet Walker

Walker in 1975
Personal information
Born	(1940-02-22)February 22, 1940 Bethlehem, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	June 8, 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 84) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
College	Bradley (1959–1962)
NBA draft	1962: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1962–1975
Position	Small forward
Number	25
Career history
1962–1969	Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
1969–1975	Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1967) 7× NBA All-Star (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1961, 1962) Second-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1960) 3× First-team All-MVC (1960–1962) No. 31 retired by Bradley Braves
Career statistics
Points	18,831 (18.2 ppg)
Rebounds	7,314 (7.1 rpg)
Assists	2,126 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame

Chester "Chet" Walker (February 22, 1940 – June 8, 2024) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was selected in 2012 to become a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star. He played 13 seasons in the NBA, seven with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he helped lead the 76ers to an NBA championship in 1967. He played his last six seasons for the Chicago Bulls from 1969 to 1975. He played college basketball for the Bradley Braves, twice earning first-team consensus All-American honors, and was famously "hijacked" to Bradley to keep him from attending the University of Nebraska instead. He also won an Emmy award as a television producer.