Red Stroud

Red Stroud
Personal information
Born (1941-05-02)May 2, 1941
Died March 22, 2008(2008-03-22) (aged 66)
Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Forest (Forest, Mississippi)
College Mississippi State (1960–1963)
NBA draft 1963 / Round: 5 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position Guard
Number 14
Career history
1967–1968 New Orleans Buccaneers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1962, 1963)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William D. "Red" Stroud (May 2, 1941 – March 22, 2008) was an American basketball player who played briefly in the original American Basketball Association (ABA).

Stroud played college basketball at Mississippi State and briefly played for the New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA. He played seven games for the Buccaneers during the 1967–68 season, averaging 2.9 points per game. After the end of his professional career, Stroud coached high school basketball. Stroud died of Leukemia on March 22, 2008.[1]

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