Edward Burton (August 13, 1939 – May 28, 2012) was an American
basketball
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player from
Muskegon Heights, Michigan
Muskegon Heights is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,856 at the 2010 census.
Geography
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The city is surrounded o ...
.
Muskegon Chronicle retrieved 27th Aug 2012
/ref> In 2016, he was voted the best high school basketball player to come out of Muskegon County.
He played collegiately for Michigan State University.
He played for the New York Knicks (1961–62) and St. Louis Hawks
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(1964–65) in the NBA for 15 games.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
Regular season
References
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1939 births
2012 deaths
Allentown Jets players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Arkansas
Forwards (basketball)
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
New York Knicks players
St. Louis Hawks players
Undrafted NBA players
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