Bill Sharman, a member of the Hall of Fame, an All-Star as a player and later a successful head coach, died at his home Friday. He was 87 years old.
Hall of Famer Bill Sharman dies
The professional basketball legend suffered a stroke last week.
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Sharman spent the majority of his playing career with the Boston Celtics. He earned numerous All-Star nods and averaged more than 20 points per game during three separate season. Over the course of 11 seasons, he averaged 17.8 points and three assists per game. He also shot 88.3 percent from the free throw line, leading the league in that category several times.
Sharman got his coaching start with the San Francisco Warriors before moving on to the Utah Stars, which he led to an ABA title in 1971. After that, he took the Los Angeles Lakers' head coaching job and led the team to its first championship since it relocated to L.A. The Lakers won 69 games that season, setting a record that would stand for more than two decades.
Sharman is one of just three people to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
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