Otis Birdsong

Shooting guard, Basketball Player

1955 –

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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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