Ron Boone
American basketball player (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Bruce Boone (born September 6, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He had a 13-year career in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Boone set a record for most consecutive games played in professional basketball history with 1,041[lower-alpha 1][1] and claims to have never missed a game from when he started playing basketball in the fourth grade until his retirement.[2] Boone is the current color commentator on Utah Jazz broadcasts.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1946-09-06) September 6, 1946 (age 77) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Omaha Technical (Omaha, Nebraska) |
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NBA draft | 1968: 11th round, 147th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1968–1981 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 12, 24, 1 |
Career history | |
1968–1971 | Dallas / Texas Chaparrals |
1971–1975 | Utah Stars |
1975–1976 | Spirits of St. Louis |
1976–1978 | Kansas City Kings |
1978–1979 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1979–1981 | Utah Jazz |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 17,437 (16.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,348 (4.2 rpg) |
Steals | 823 (1.3 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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