Chuck Share
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Position | Center |
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Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Nationality | United States |
Born | March 14, 1927 (age 80) Akron, Ohio |
High school | Western Hills Cincinnati, Ohio |
College | Bowling Green |
Draft | 1st overall, 1950 Boston Celtics |
Pro career | 1952–1960 |
Chuck Share (born March 14, 1927 in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He was the first draft pick in NBA history, being selected by the Boston Celtics as the number one pick in 1950. Share never played for the Celtics, and started his career with the Fort Wayne Pistons and played nine years, playing for the Pistons, Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks, and the Minneapolis Lakers.
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