Otis Birdsong
Shooting guard, Basketball Player
1955 –
Who is Otis Birdsong?
Otis Lee Birdsong is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons in the NBA and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games.
A 6'3" guard who attended Winter Haven High School and the University of Houston, Birdsong was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the second pick of the 1977 NBA Draft. He would spend four seasons with the Kings, averaging a career high 24.6 points per game during the 1980-81 NBA season. He also played seven seasons with the New Jersey Nets and one with the Boston Celtics, and he ended his NBA career in 1989 with 12,544 career points.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1955
Winter Haven - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Houston
- Lived in
- Winter Haven
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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