Walt Simon
Basketball Player
1939 – 1997
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Who was Walt Simon?
Walter Simon was an American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard from Benedict College, he played seven seasons in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans, New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels. He appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game, and he scored 6,414 career points.
After retiring from Basketball, he went on to work for John Y. Brown, Jr. at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Simon became the first black Vice President of a Fortune 500 Company.
Simon left a wife, Marge Simon, and three children: Michael, Chris, and Geanai.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1939
Delcambre - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Benedict College
- Died
- Oct 10, 1997
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on July 23, 2013
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