Dennis Johnson (basketball player)
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| birthday | September 18, 1954 | |
| place of birth | Compton , United States | |
| date of death | February 22, 2007 | |
| Place of death | Austin , United States | |
| size | 193 cm | |
| position | Point guard | |
| college | Pepperdine University | |
| NBA draft | 1976 , Pick 29th, Seattle SuperSonics | |
| league | NBA | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1976–1980 Seattle SuperSonics 1980–1983 Phoenix Suns 1983–1990 Boston Celtics
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Dennis Wayne Johnson (born September 18, 1954 in Compton , California , † February 22, 2007 in Austin , Texas ) was an American basketball player .
Life
Johnson played in the position of point guard between 1976 and 1990 in the North American professional league NBA . Johnson began his career with the Seattle SuperSonics , with whom he surprisingly won the 1979 NBA championship against the Washington Bullets . In the final series he was awarded as an MVP . However, he was best known during his time with the Boston Celtics (1983-1990), when he won two more NBA championships (1984 and 1986) on the side of Larry Bird , Kevin McHale and Robert Parish . He is also a five-time NBA Allstar (1979–1982 and 1985). Johnson was considered a candidate for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame , but was not elected in the 1999 first ballot. In 2010, however, he was posthumously accepted into the Hall of Fame. He unexpectedly died of a heart attack at the age of 52 after collapsing unconscious during a training game at the Austin Convention Center .
See also
Web links
- Dennis Johnson in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018 (in English).
- Dennis Johnson (basketball player) - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Dennis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Dennis Wayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Compton , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 2007 |
| Place of death | Austin , Texas |