Grady Glynn Saulters Jr. (born February 10, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player born in

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. A 6'2" guard from Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe), Saulters competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team. Despite being drafted in the 12th round (152nd overall pick) of the 1968 NBA draft by the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals, he played one season (1968–69) in the

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as a member of the New Orleans Buccaneers, scoring 59 points in 22 games.

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1945 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Louisiana Cincinnati Royals draft picks Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics New Orleans Buccaneers players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Point guards {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub