Last Updated on June 4, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the St. Louis Hawks 1965–66 roster and regular season player statistics. The team was known as the St. Louis Hawks during this season.
Roster
| Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College |
| Zelmo Beaty |
C |
6’9″ |
235 lb |
Oct 25, 1939 |
Prairie View A&M |
| Lenny Wilkens |
G |
6’1″ |
180 lb |
Oct 28, 1937 |
Providence |
| Bill Bridges |
F |
6’6″ |
228 lb |
Apr 4, 1939 |
Kansas |
| Richie Guerin |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lb |
May 29, 1932 |
Iona |
| Cliff Hagan |
F |
6’4″ |
210 lb |
Dec 9, 1931 |
Kentucky |
| Joe Caldwell |
G/F |
6’5″ |
195 lb |
Nov 1, 1941 |
Arizona State |
| Chico Vaughn |
G |
6’2″ |
190 lb |
Feb 19, 1940 |
Southern Illinois |
| John Barnhill |
G |
6’1″ |
180 lb |
Mar 20, 1938 |
Tennessee State |
| Rod Thorn |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lb |
May 23, 1941 |
West Virginia |
| Jim Washington |
F |
6’6″ |
205 lb |
Feb 4, 1943 |
Villanova |
| John Tresvant |
F |
6’7″ |
215 lb |
Nov 6, 1939 |
Seattle |
| Jeff Mullins |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lb |
Mar 18, 1942 |
Duke |
| Paul Silas |
F |
6’7″ |
225 lb |
Jul 12, 1943 |
Creighton |
| Gene Tormohlen |
C |
6’8″ |
230 lb |
May 12, 1937 |
Tennessee |
| Mike Farmer |
F |
6’7″ |
210 lb |
Sep 26, 1936 |
San Francisco |
Head Coach: Richie Guerin
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Zelmo Beaty |
C |
26 |
80 |
80 |
38.4 |
20.7 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
– |
– |
– |
16.3 |
7.7 |
.473 |
– |
– |
– |
7.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
PG |
28 |
69 |
69 |
39.0 |
18.0 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
– |
– |
– |
13.8 |
6.0 |
.431 |
– |
– |
– |
7.7 |
6.1 |
.793 |
| Lou Hudson |
SF |
34 |
80 |
80 |
29.5 |
14.9 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
– |
– |
– |
12.5 |
5.2 |
.415 |
– |
– |
– |
5.6 |
4.5 |
.812 |
| Joe Caldwell |
SF |
24 |
46 |
46 |
24.8 |
14.2 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
– |
– |
– |
13.0 |
5.8 |
.447 |
– |
– |
– |
3.6 |
2.6 |
.717 |
| Cliff Hagan |
SF |
34 |
74 |
74 |
25.0 |
13.7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
– |
– |
– |
12.7 |
5.7 |
.445 |
– |
– |
– |
2.8 |
2.4 |
.854 |
| Richie Guerin |
SG |
33 |
80 |
80 |
29.5 |
14.9 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
– |
– |
– |
12.5 |
5.2 |
.415 |
– |
– |
– |
5.6 |
4.5 |
.812 |
| Bill Bridges |
PF |
26 |
78 |
78 |
34.3 |
13.0 |
12.2 |
2.7 |
– |
– |
– |
11.9 |
4.8 |
.407 |
– |
– |
– |
4.7 |
3.3 |
.706 |
| John Tresvant |
PF |
26 |
15 |
15 |
14.2 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
– |
– |
– |
5.2 |
2.5 |
.474 |
– |
– |
– |
2.1 |
1.8 |
.844 |
| Joe Caldwell |
SF |
24 |
46 |
46 |
24.8 |
14.2 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
– |
– |
– |
13.0 |
5.8 |
.447 |
– |
– |
– |
3.6 |
2.6 |
.717 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
22 |
65 |
65 |
17.0 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
– |
– |
– |
6.0 |
2.4 |
.402 |
– |
– |
– |
1.8 |
1.0 |
.567 |
| John Barnhill |
PG |
27 |
31 |
31 |
22.3 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
– |
– |
– |
7.8 |
3.4 |
.428 |
– |
– |
– |
2.8 |
1.7 |
.628 |
| Chico Vaughn |
PG |
25 |
19 |
19 |
23.4 |
10.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
– |
– |
– |
10.1 |
3.8 |
.375 |
– |
– |
– |
3.3 |
2.4 |
.742 |
| Rod Thorn |
SG |
24 |
46 |
46 |
20.1 |
8.8 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
– |
– |
– |
8.4 |
3.5 |
.423 |
– |
– |
– |
2.5 |
1.7 |
.690 |
| Jeff Mullins |
SG |
23 |
44 |
44 |
13.3 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
– |
– |
– |
6.7 |
2.6 |
.382 |
– |
– |
– |
0.8 |
0.7 |
.806 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
22 |
46 |
46 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
– |
– |
– |
3.8 |
1.5 |
.405 |
– |
– |
– |
1.3 |
0.8 |
.574 |
| Gene Tormohlen |
C |
28 |
71 |
71 |
10.9 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
– |
– |
– |
4.6 |
2.0 |
.444 |
– |
– |
– |
1.2 |
0.8 |
.659 |
| Mike Farmer |
SF |
29 |
9 |
9 |
8.8 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
– |
– |
– |
3.3 |
1.4 |
.433 |
– |
– |
– |
0.6 |
0.4 |
.800 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
80 |
– |
240.0 |
111.4 |
64.6 |
22.3 |
– |
– |
– |
98.0 |
42.2 |
.431 |
– |
– |
– |
35.9 |
26.9 |
.751 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Richie Guerin |
SG |
33 |
10 |
10 |
39.9 |
20.6 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
– |
– |
– |
15.9 |
7.2 |
.453 |
– |
– |
– |
7.6 |
6.2 |
.816 |
| Bill Bridges |
PF |
26 |
10 |
10 |
42.1 |
20.3 |
14.9 |
2.8 |
– |
– |
– |
17.0 |
8.6 |
.506 |
– |
– |
– |
4.3 |
3.1 |
.721 |
| Joe Caldwell |
SF |
24 |
10 |
10 |
31.5 |
18.7 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
– |
– |
– |
16.9 |
7.8 |
.462 |
– |
– |
– |
4.9 |
3.1 |
.633 |
| Zelmo Beaty |
C |
26 |
10 |
10 |
41.8 |
19.0 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
– |
– |
– |
14.8 |
7.3 |
.493 |
– |
– |
– |
5.8 |
4.4 |
.759 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
PG |
28 |
10 |
10 |
39.1 |
17.1 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
– |
– |
– |
14.3 |
5.7 |
.399 |
– |
– |
– |
8.3 |
5.7 |
.687 |
| Cliff Hagan |
SF |
34 |
10 |
10 |
20.0 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
– |
– |
– |
9.7 |
4.4 |
.454 |
– |
– |
– |
2.7 |
2.5 |
.926 |
| Rod Thorn |
SG |
24 |
10 |
10 |
11.9 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
– |
– |
– |
3.9 |
1.2 |
.308 |
– |
– |
– |
1.8 |
1.4 |
.778 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
22 |
7 |
7 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
– |
– |
– |
2.6 |
0.7 |
.278 |
– |
– |
– |
1.6 |
1.1 |
.727 |
| Gene Tormohlen |
C |
28 |
6 |
6 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
– |
– |
– |
1.7 |
0.3 |
.200 |
– |
– |
– |
0.7 |
0.5 |
.750 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
22 |
4 |
4 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
– |
– |
– |
1.0 |
0.5 |
.500 |
– |
– |
– |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
| Jeff Mullins |
SG |
23 |
4 |
4 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
– |
– |
– |
2.3 |
0.3 |
.111 |
– |
– |
– |
0.5 |
0.3 |
.500 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
10 |
– |
240.0 |
114.0 |
59.7 |
25.1 |
– |
– |
– |
96.6 |
43.2 |
.447 |
– |
– |
– |
37.1 |
27.6 |
.744 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Zelmo Beaty |
C |
26 |
80 |
80 |
3072 |
1656 |
1086 |
125 |
– |
– |
– |
1301 |
616 |
.473 |
– |
– |
– |
559 |
424 |
.758 |
| Lou Hudson |
SF |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Lenny Wilkens |
PG |
28 |
69 |
69 |
2692 |
1244 |
322 |
429 |
– |
– |
– |
954 |
411 |
.431 |
– |
– |
– |
532 |
422 |
.793 |
| Richie Guerin |
SG |
33 |
80 |
80 |
2363 |
1190 |
314 |
388 |
– |
– |
– |
998 |
414 |
.415 |
– |
– |
– |
446 |
362 |
.812 |
| Bill Bridges |
PF |
26 |
78 |
78 |
2677 |
1011 |
951 |
208 |
– |
– |
– |
927 |
377 |
.407 |
– |
– |
– |
364 |
257 |
.706 |
| Cliff Hagan |
SF |
34 |
74 |
74 |
1851 |
1014 |
234 |
164 |
– |
– |
– |
942 |
419 |
.445 |
– |
– |
– |
206 |
176 |
.854 |
| Joe Caldwell |
SF |
24 |
46 |
46 |
1141 |
655 |
246 |
61 |
– |
– |
– |
600 |
268 |
.447 |
– |
– |
– |
166 |
119 |
.717 |
| Rod Thorn |
SG |
24 |
46 |
46 |
924 |
404 |
109 |
81 |
– |
– |
– |
385 |
163 |
.423 |
– |
– |
– |
113 |
78 |
.690 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
22 |
65 |
65 |
1104 |
384 |
353 |
43 |
– |
– |
– |
393 |
158 |
.402 |
– |
– |
– |
120 |
68 |
.567 |
| Gene Tormohlen |
C |
28 |
71 |
71 |
775 |
342 |
314 |
60 |
– |
– |
– |
324 |
144 |
.444 |
– |
– |
– |
82 |
54 |
.659 |
| John Barnhill |
PG |
27 |
31 |
31 |
691 |
262 |
91 |
83 |
– |
– |
– |
243 |
104 |
.428 |
– |
– |
– |
86 |
54 |
.628 |
| Jeff Mullins |
SG |
23 |
44 |
44 |
587 |
255 |
69 |
66 |
– |
– |
– |
296 |
113 |
.382 |
– |
– |
– |
36 |
29 |
.806 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
22 |
46 |
46 |
586 |
175 |
236 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
173 |
70 |
.405 |
– |
– |
– |
61 |
35 |
.574 |
| Chico Vaughn |
PG |
25 |
19 |
19 |
445 |
190 |
46 |
36 |
– |
– |
– |
192 |
72 |
.375 |
– |
– |
– |
62 |
46 |
.742 |
| John Tresvant |
PF |
26 |
15 |
15 |
213 |
101 |
85 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
78 |
37 |
.474 |
– |
– |
– |
32 |
27 |
.844 |
| Mike Farmer |
SF |
29 |
9 |
9 |
79 |
30 |
18 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
30 |
13 |
.433 |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
4 |
.800 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
80 |
– |
19200 |
8913 |
4474 |
1782 |
– |
– |
– |
7836 |
3379 |
.431 |
– |
– |
– |
2870 |
2155 |
.751 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Richie Guerin |
SG |
33 |
10 |
10 |
399 |
206 |
37 |
79 |
– |
– |
– |
159 |
72 |
.453 |
– |
– |
– |
76 |
62 |
.816 |
| Bill Bridges |
PF |
26 |
10 |
10 |
421 |
203 |
149 |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
170 |
86 |
.506 |
– |
– |
– |
43 |
31 |
.721 |
| Joe Caldwell |
SF |
24 |
10 |
10 |
315 |
187 |
55 |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
169 |
78 |
.462 |
– |
– |
– |
49 |
31 |
.633 |
| Zelmo Beaty |
C |
26 |
10 |
10 |
418 |
190 |
131 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
148 |
73 |
.493 |
– |
– |
– |
58 |
44 |
.759 |
| Lenny Wilkens |
PG |
28 |
10 |
10 |
391 |
171 |
54 |
70 |
– |
– |
– |
143 |
57 |
.399 |
– |
– |
– |
83 |
57 |
.687 |
| Cliff Hagan |
SF |
34 |
10 |
10 |
200 |
113 |
34 |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
97 |
44 |
.454 |
– |
– |
– |
27 |
25 |
.926 |
| Rod Thorn |
SG |
24 |
10 |
10 |
119 |
38 |
17 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
39 |
12 |
.308 |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
14 |
.778 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
22 |
7 |
7 |
80 |
18 |
34 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
5 |
.278 |
– |
– |
– |
11 |
8 |
.727 |
| Gene Tormohlen |
C |
28 |
6 |
6 |
38 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
2 |
.200 |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
3 |
.750 |
| Jeff Mullins |
SG |
23 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
1 |
.111 |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
1 |
.500 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
22 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
2 |
.500 |
– |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
– |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
10 |
– |
2400 |
1140 |
536 |
251 |
– |
– |
– |
966 |
432 |
.447 |
– |
– |
– |
371 |
276 |
.744 |
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Zelmo Beaty |
Focal Interior Scorer/Rebounder |
38.4 |
High |
20.7 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
Not officially recorded |
17.95 |
Led Hawks with elite scoring and rebounding out of the center spot; a physical interior presence anchoring offense and boards for most of the season. |
AS |
| Bill Bridges |
Defensive/Rebounding Anchor |
34.3 |
Medium-High |
13.0 |
12.2 |
2.7 |
Not officially recorded |
14.45 |
Provided rugged rebounding and defensive activity from the power forward position, consistently among team leaders in boards. |
|
| Lenny Wilkens |
Primary Playmaker & Secondary Scorer |
39.0 |
High |
18.0 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
Not officially recorded |
14.45 |
Veteran point guard shouldering scoring and distribution, facilitating offense with a traditional lead-guard role. |
|
| Richie Guerin |
Veteran Scoring/Facilitator |
29.5 |
Medium |
14.9 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
Not officially recorded |
11.85 |
Hall of Fame guard offering veteran scoring and playmaking; returned to Hawks mid-season after expansion draft, providing experienced depth. |
|
| Joe Caldwell |
Two-Way Wing Contributor |
24.8 |
Medium |
14.2 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
Not officially recorded |
10.40 |
Balanced scoring wing with athleticism and defensive versatility in a supporting role. |
|
| Cliff Hagan |
Veteran Scorer/Spot Starter |
25.0 |
Medium |
13.7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
Not officially recorded |
9.55 |
Experienced small forward providing veteran scoring punch and spacing; continued reliable mid-range production. |
|
| Chico Vaughn |
Secondary Ballhandler/Scorer |
23.4 |
Low |
10.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
Not officially recorded |
7.15 |
Limited games but contributed spare scoring and back-court depth. |
|
| Rod Thorn |
Role Scorer/Perimeter Support |
20.1 |
Low |
8.8 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
Not officially recorded |
6.50 |
Spot scoring guard offering perimeter spacing in reduced role. |
|
| John Barnhill |
Bench Ballhandler |
22.3 |
Low |
8.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
Not officially recorded |
6.05 |
Backup guard providing handling minutes and transition facilitation. |
|
| Paul Silas |
Frontcourt Role Player |
12.7 |
Minimal |
3.8 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Not officially recorded |
4.70 |
Energetic interior role with rebounding focus in limited minutes. |
|
| Jeff Mullins |
Spot Scorer |
13.3 |
Minimal |
5.8 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
Not officially recorded |
4.45 |
Young guard with occasional bench scoring contributions. |
|
| Gene Tormohlen |
Reserve Frontcourt |
10.9 |
Minimal |
4.8 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
Not officially recorded |
5.00 |
Depth frontcourt minutes adding physicality and rebound support. |
|
| Mike Farmer |
Brief Rotation Wing |
8.8 |
Minimal |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
Not officially recorded |
3.00 |
Marginal minutes with limited overall impact. |
|
