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Bob Bigelow
American basketball player (1953–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert S. Bigelow (December 26, 1953 – August 18, 2020) was an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward born in Boston, Massachusetts, raised and played high school basketball in Winchester, and played college basketball for the Penn Quakers under future Hall-of-Fame coach Chuck Daly. He played for the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers after playing for the Kansas City Kings for 3 seasons.[1]
He was a published author, having written the 2001 book Just Let the Kids Play and the 2016 e-book Youth Sports: Still Failing Our Kids – How to Really Fix It. In addition, Bob Bigelow was a prolific speaker to communities, and at major conferences, advocating for improving youth sports via better coach education and playing models for children. During his 30-plus year career, he gave over 2,500 talks and coaches clinics to communities throughout the United States, and internationally. He was also selected as one of the “100 Most Influential Sports Educators” by the Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island.[2]
Bigelow died on August 18, 2020.[3]
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Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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Regular season
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