Last Updated on September 10, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Here is the detailed information about Bill Sharman, a legendary NBA player and coach:
- Full Name: William Walton Sharman
- Nationality: American
- Age: Passed away at 87 (born May 25, 1926 – died October 25, 2013)
- Hometown: Abilene, Texas, USA
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 feet 2 inches
- Shoe Size: Size 12 (US)
- Number: Wore jersey number 21
- Position: Shooting guard
- High School: Porterville High School (Porterville, California)
- College: University of Southern California (USC) (1946–1950)
- NBA Draft: Selected 17th overall in the 1950 NBA Draft by the Washington Capitols
- Teams Played For:
- Washington Capitols (1950–1951)
- Boston Celtics (1951–1961)
- Championship Rings:
- 4 NBA Championships as a player with the Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961)
- 1 NBA Championship as a coach with the Los Angeles Lakers (1972)
- Kids: Two children, Jerry and Nancy Sharman
- Siblings: Information about siblings is not widely reported
Bill Sharman is widely known for his outstanding career as both a player and a coach. As a player, he was a sharpshooting guard for the Celtics and later became a highly successful coach and executive, most notably with the Lakers. Sharman is one of the few individuals to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player (1976) and as a coach (2004).