Tom Boerwinkle

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Thomas F. Boerwinkle (b. August 23, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former National Basketball Association center who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bulls.

Boerwinkle was drafted out of the University of Tennessee with the 4th pick of the 1968 NBA Draft and played with the Bulls until 1978. Although largely unappreciated during his playing days, Boerwinkle was a very efficient player, using his brawny seven-foot frame to grab rebounds and set picks while teammates like Jerry Sloan, Chet Walker and Bob Love did most of the scoring. He has also been considered one of the best-passing big men to ever play basketball. He retired with career totals of 4,596 points, 5,745 rebounds, and 2,007 assists.