Chuck Share

Chuck Share
Center
Personal information
Date of birth March 14, 1927 (1927-03-14) (age 84)
Place of birth Akron, Ohio
Nationality American
High school Western Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College Bowling Green
NBA Draft 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 1952–1960
League NBA
Career history
19511953 Fort Wayne Pistons
1953–1960 Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
1960 Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,928 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds 4,986 (8.4 rpg)
Assists 809 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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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