Slater Martin

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Basketball player
Slater Martin
Player information
Full name Slater Nelson Martin Jr.
Nickname Dugie
birthday October 22, 1925
place of birth Elmina , Texas , United States
date of death October 18, 2012 at the age of 86 years and 362 days
Place of death Houston , Texas , United States
size 178 cm
position Point guard
college Texas
league NBA
Jersey number 22, 7
Clubs as active
1949–1956 Minneapolis Lakers 1956 New York Knicks 1956–1960 St. Louis HawksUnited StatesUnited States
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Slater Nelson Martin Jr. (born October 22, 1925 in Elmina , Texas , † October 18, 2012 in Houston , Texas) was an American basketball player on the position of point guard .

Career

Martin started his NBA career with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949 . He remained there for seven years and took in 1950 and 1952 - 1954 the NBA title. After a short detour to the New York Knicks , he moved to the St. Louis Hawks for the last four years of his career , with whom he was able to win the title again in 1958 .

Martin is considered one of the best defensive players of the 1950s. He was appointed to the NBA All-Star from 1953 to 1959 and was elected to the All-NBA Second Team from 1955 to 1959 . In his total of 745 matches as a player, he scored 7,337 points with 3,160 assists and 2,302 rebounds .

From 1967 to 1969, Martin coached the Houston Mavericks ABA team .

On May 3, 1982, Slater Martin was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Goldstein: Slater Martin, Hall of Fame Lakers Guard, Dies at 86. The New York Times , October 19, 2012, accessed October 19, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Slater
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Slater Nelson Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Elmina , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 2012
Place of death Houston , Texas , United States