Lynn Shackelford (born August 27, 1947) is an American former professional

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player. A graduate of

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in Burbank, California, Shackelford earned 7 varsity letters in 3 years in basketball, baseball and golf. He was the CIF Player of the Year in basketball in 1965 for the Southern California Section. A 6'5" forward, Shackelford played

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under legendary coach John Wooden. He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams ( 67, 68, 69). The others are

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and

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. He complemented his teammates as a dead eye pure shooter; most of his shots would be 3 pointers today. Shackelford played one season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the

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. He was later a broadcaster for

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, and

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. Additionally he spent 7 seasons broadcasting all Los Angeles Lakers games with

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. He worked on the crew of the American game show ''

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