NBA Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy Has Passed Away at 74

Condolences go out to his family.

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Members of the Atlanta Hawks organization are mouring the loss of hall of famer Walt Bellamy, who passed away on Saturday. He was 74 at the time of death.

Bellamy was part of a gold-medal winning 1960 USA Basketball Team that had the likes of Jerry West and Oscar Robinson. As an NBA player, Bellamy averaged 20.1 points in his career along with 13.7 rebounds and went 31.6/19.0 in his rookie year with Chicago. The center was a four-time All Star as well.

Bellamy has spent the most time with the Hawks (1970-74). Here's what they had to say.

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Condolences to his friends, family, and all those affected by the loss. 

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[via ESPN]

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