Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional

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player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the

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, being inducted in 2015.

Early life

Haywood was born on April 22, 1949, in Silver City, Mississippi. He was born three months after his father died, and had 10 brothers and sisters. He grew up in poverty and his family worked as sharecroppers on the

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. He was born at home with a midwife, and never received a birth certificate, his name being written in a family bible to record his birth. At age 13, he was the main source of income for his family, earning as little as $2/day or $4/day picking cotton. He worked from sunup to sundown, under the eyes of the landowner's overseer. He spent a night in jail at age 14, after being falsely charged with threatening to kill a white man. Fearing for his well-being, Haywood's mother sent him to live with his brother in Chicago. In 1964, Haywood moved to

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where he lived with his brother, residing in the Krainz Woods neighborhood. He attended

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and 17 rebounds per game for Pershing's basketball team, and was named all-state in basketball. As a senior in 1967, now 6 ft, 8 in (2.03 m) tall, Haywood averaged a quadruple double per game: 25.4 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, and 12 blocked shots. He led the team to the state championship, winning the championship game 90–66. It is considered one of the great teams in Michigan high school basketball history; and not only included Haywood, but also future

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five-time all-star Ralph Simpson.Spencer Haywood timeline
''Seattle Times''

College career and Olympics

Haywood was originally planning to go to the

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, but with the help of coach Robinson, instead attended Trinidad State Junior College in

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. During the 1967–68 college season, he averaged 28.2 points and 22.1 rebounds per game, and was the junior college player of the year. In 1968, many African-American college players boycotted playing in the Olympics, which gave Haywood the unusual opportunity as a freshman to make the Olympic team. Players were not simply selected to the team, but had to participate in seven days of tryout games in

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, held in " the Pit". Prominent college players like

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and Calvin Murphy were cut before making the Olympic team, while Haywood, known as "the kid", was the first player chosen by coach Hank Iba. Due to his exceptional performance and talent, Haywood made the 1968 U.S. Olympic team at age 19, becoming the youngest American basketball player in Olympic history. In the turmoil of the times, he attended a meeting before the Olympics started, that included Dr. Martin Luther King, as well as Tommie Smith,

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, Lee Evans and Dr. Harry Edwards (who spearheaded the boycott effort and urged some African-American athletes to make statements during the games, though this was not expected of 19-year olds Haywood and

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). Haywood was the leading scorer on the gold medal-winning team at 16.1 points per game, and he set a Team USA

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record of .719. His record 145 points in the Olympic tournament stood until 2012 (when

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scored 155 points; but who also had a three-point shot available unlike the 1968 games). When he arrived in Detroit after the Olympics, he was greeted at the airport by 4,000 people, including Governor George Romney. Haywood transferred to the

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in the fall of that year, and led the NCAA in rebounding with a 22.1 average per game while scoring 32.1 points per game during the 1968–69 season. He was named an

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. This is considered the single greatest year of any basketball player for the Titans. In 1993, Haywood was inducted into the Detroit Mercy Titans Hall of Fame. The school retired his No. 45 in 2015. Haywood decided to turn pro after his sophomore year, but

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(NBA) rules, which then required a player to wait until four years after his high school class graduated, prohibited him from entering the league. The

(ABA) had a similar rule, but league executive

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came up with the idea for a hardship exemption. With his mother raising 10 children while picking cotton at $2 per day in Mississippi, Haywood met the criteria. He joined the

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after they selected him in the ABA draft.

Professional career

ABA rookie season

In his 1969–70

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season, Haywood led the ABA in both scoring at 30.0 points per game and rebounding at 19.5 rebounds per game, while leading the Rockets to the ABA's Western Division Title. In the playoffs, Denver defeated the Washington Caps in 7 games in the Western Division Semifinals (Haywood averaging 36.4 points and 19.7 rebounds a game) before falling to the

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in the division finals, 4 games to 1 (Haywood averaging 37 points and 19.8 rebounds a game). He was named both the ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA MVP during the season, and became the youngest ever recipient of the MVP at the age of 21. His 986 field goals made, 1,637 rebounds, and 19.5 rebound per game average are the all-time ABA records for a season. Haywood also won the ABA's 1970 All-Star Game MVP that year after recording 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots for the West team.

NBA career and Italy

In 1970, despite the NBA's eligibility rules, Haywood joined the Seattle SuperSonics, and with SuperSonics owner Sam Schulman launched an

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suit against the league ('' Haywood v. National Basketball Association''). The case went all the way to the

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which found in favor of Haywood 7–2. The suit and its impact on college basketball and the NBA was the focus of a 2020 book ''The Spencer Haywood Rule: Battles, Basketball, and the Making of an American Iconoclast'' by Marc J. Spears and Gary Washburn. The effect of the Court's ruling was to allow players to come into the NBA from high school (such as

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), or before graduating college. Haywood was named to the

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in 1972 and 1973 and the All-NBA Second Team in 1974 and 1975. Through the 2024 season, Haywood holds the following single season records for the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder franchise (The SuperSonics became the

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in the 2008-09 season.): 889 2-point field goals (1972-73), 13.4 rebounds per game (1973-74), and 43.4 minutes per game (1971-72); and holds the following single season records for the Seattle SuperSonics only: 29.2 points per game (1972-73). Haywood played in four

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s while with Seattle (1971-75), including a strong 23-point, 11-rebound performance in 1974. He was in the top-10 NBA MVP voting twice (1971-73) and top-20 two other times (1973-75). In the 1974–75 season, the team's 8th year in the NBA, he helped lead the SuperSonics to their first playoff berth. Overall, during his five seasons with Seattle, Haywood averaged 24.9 points per game and 12.1 rebounds per game. In October 1975, the SuperSonics traded him to the

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for $1.3 million, a first round draft pick, and

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. The 1975-76 Knicks still featured Walt Frazier,

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and

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, but no longer had

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from the 1973 championship team; and even with Haywood (19.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game), did not make the playoffs. He later teamed with

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, who was traded to the Knicks 20 games into the 1976-77 season, but again the Knicks missed the playoffs. McAdoo led the team in scoring and rebounding, while Haywood averaged 16.5 points and 9 rebounds a game. Haywood played another full year for the Knicks (1977-78), making the playoffs, but he was only averaging 26.3 minutes per game and had then career lows in scoring and rebounding. He was averaging 20.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game when the Knicks traded him to the New Orleans Jazz 34 games into the 1978-79 season for Joe Meriweather. He finished the season averaging 24 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for the Jazz, but he would never approach those numbers again. He spent 1979-80 season with the

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(1979-80). During the late 1970s, Haywood became addicted to

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. He was dismissed from the Lakers by then-coach Paul Westhead during the 1980 NBA Finals for falling asleep during practice due to his addiction. He subsequently fought to overcome drug and alcohol abuse, and has worked to maintain his sobriety over the following decades. The next season Haywood played in Italy for Reyer Venezia Mestre (then under the sponsor name "Carrera Reyer Venezia") along with

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, before returning to the NBA to play two seasons with the

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(1981-83). After his playing career, he became an advocate for retired ABA and NBA players to obtain health benefits and pensions; and also served as chair of the National Basketball Retired Players Association.

Honors

Haywood was inducted into the

in September 2015.

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played an important role in advocating for Haywood's inclusion. The NBA honored him during the 2010 All-Star weekend in recognition of his pioneering legal efforts. Haywood's number 24 jersey was retired by the SuperSonics during a halftime ceremony on February 26, 2007.

ABA and NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Haywood currently resides in

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. He was married to fashion model Iman from 1977 until 1987, and they had a daughter, Zulekha (born 1978). He remarried in 1990 and with his wife, Linda, he has three daughters; Courtney Nikkiah, Shaakira and Isis Chanel. He has 3 grandchildren (as of early 2024); 2 grandsons from 2 of his younger daughters and a granddaughter from Zulekha named Lavina. His wife Linda (Fay) died in 2022 and this information was shared on Spencer's social media accounts. Haywood was lifelong friends with Lonnie Lynn, his teammate on the

. He is the godfather of Lynn's son, rapper

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. Haywood is a huge fan of

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and has hosted weekly two-hour weekend jazz shows in Seattle (1971–1975, KYAC) and New York (1976–1978, WRVR). Haywood was featured in the first season of the HBO show, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, where he was portrayed by actor Wood Harris.

References

External links

Spoken Word: Spencer Haywood Interview with Michael Tillery of Blacksportsnetwork.com

“In Black America; Spencer Haywood: Drugs Destroyed My Career,”
1989-10-01,

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