Ollie Johnson (born May 11, 1949) is an American former professional

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player. A 6'6"

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from

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, Johnson played ten seasons (1972–1982) in the

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as a member of the

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, New Orleans Jazz,

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, and

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. He averaged 7.7

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in his NBA career. He became director of athletics at the

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, retiring in 2011.CCP Athletic Department
Retrieved on July 30, 2016.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

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Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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Playoffs

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

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Notes

1949 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Philadelphia Chicago Bulls players Hobart Devils players Junior college athletic directors in the United States Kansas City Kings players New Orleans Jazz expansion draft picks New Orleans Jazz players Philadelphia 76ers players Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Portland Trail Blazers players Small forwards Temple Owls men's basketball players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub