Before one final NBA game with the 1974-75 New Orleans Jazz, Bellamy had already built a Hall of Fame resume: starting center on the undefeated 1960 Olympic gold-medal team, first overall pick in 1961, and author of one of the greatest rookie seasons ever — 31.6 points and 19 rebounds a game for the Chicago Packers. A four-time All-Star, he became just the second player after Wilt Chamberlain to total 20,000 points and 14,000 rebounds.
Raised in New Bern, North Carolina, where money was tight and a street now bears his name, Bellamy was enshrined in Springfield twice — in 1993 for his career and in 2010 with the entire 1960 Olympic team. He died on November 2, 2013, at 74.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Hall of Fame centre closed his career with the Jazz in 1974-75. The club waived him after what proved to be his final NBA game.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | NOJ | 1 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 1 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
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