William R. "Pickles" Kennedy (May 17, 1938 – August 31, 2006) was an American professional
basketball
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player. He was a 5'11" (180 cm) 180 lb (82 kg)
guard
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and played collegiately at
Temple University
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. He played briefly in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Career
Kennedy was selected by the
Philadelphia Warriors with the 15th pick in the 2nd round of the
1960 NBA draft
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. He played seven games for the Warriors in the
1960-61 NBA season
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, averaging 1.7 points, 1.1
rebounds
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and 1.3
assists per game.
Personal life
He died in 2006 in a car accident in Florida.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
Source
References
External links
William Kennedy NBA stats@ ''basketball-reference.com''
1938 births
2006 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
Philadelphia Warriors players
Point guards
Temple Owls men's basketball players
Road incident deaths in Florida
Basketball players from Philadelphia
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