Dave DeBusschere

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Dave DeBusschere was a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known as a defensive stalwart and key member of the New York Knicks’ championship teams in the early 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
human
professional basketball player
allStarSelection 8
alsoPlayedSport baseball
causeOfDeath heart attack
championshipSeason 1969–70
1972–73
coachedTeam Detroit Pistons
collegeAttended University of Detroit Mercy
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-10-16
dateOfDeath 2003-05-14
draftedBy Detroit Pistons
draftLeague NBA
draftPickNumber 4
draftRound 1
draftYear 1962
familyName DeBusschere
fullName David Albert DeBusschere
givenName David
hallOfFame College Basketball Hall of Fame
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1983
height 198 cm
6 ft 6 in
jerseyNumber 22
knownFor defensive stalwart
key member of New York Knicks championship teams
rebounding
league National Basketball Association
memberOf NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
MLBTeamPlayedFor Chicago White Sox
NBAAllDefensiveFirstTeamSelections 6
NBAChampionships 2
occupation athlete
basketball executive
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
playedFor Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
positionPlayed power forward
small forward
religion Roman Catholic
role player-coach for Detroit Pistons
servedAs ABA commissioner
sport basketball
teamNumberRetiredBy New York Knicks
wonChampionshipWith New York Knicks

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1970 NBA Finals featuredPlayer Dave DeBusschere
1973 NBA Finals notableKnicksPlayer Dave DeBusschere