Dan Roundfield
Center, Award Winner
1953 – 2012
Who was Dan Roundfield?
Danny Thomas "Dan" Roundfield was an American professional basketball player. The 6'8" forward/center graduated from Chadsey Senior High School in 1971. On the collegiate scene, Roundfield was twice selected to the All-Mid-American Conference Team for Central Michigan University; he was also the 1975 M.A.C. Player of the Year.
Roundfield spent 12 seasons in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association, playing for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Bullets. Then he moved to Turin, playing for Auxilium Torino.
Roundfield earned a reputation as a strong rebounder and tenacious defender, and during his career he was named to five NBA All-Defensive teams and three All-Star teams. His nickname was Dr. Rounds.
Roundfield was selected to the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team in three consecutive seasons from 1980-1982. He was unable to play in 1982, due to an injury. Roundfield certainly made the most of his 1980 All-Star appearance debut, he scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in just 27 minutes of play coming off the bench.
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- Born
- May 26, 1953
Detroit - Spouses
- Bernie Roundfield
( - 2012/08/06)
- Bernie Roundfield
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Central Michigan University
- Lived in
- Atlanta
- Detroit
- Died
- Aug 6, 2012
Aruba
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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