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The Atlanta Hawks 1966–67 were built around Zelmo Beaty, whose scoring and rebounding anchored the frontcourt, while Lenny Wilkens directed the offence with elite playmaking and consistent backcourt production. Bill Bridges added strong rebounding and interior support, and Lou Hudson emerged as another important scoring option. The statistics reflect a balanced team that combined efficient inside play, quality ball movement, and dependable contributions on both ends of the floor.

Here is the Atlanta Hawks 1966-67 roster and regular season player statistics. The team was known as the St. Louis Hawks during this season.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College/From
10 Richie Guerin G 6-4 190 34 Iona
11 Lou Hudson G/F 6-5 210 22 Minnesota
12 Bill Bridges F 6-6 228 25 Kansas
15 Joe Caldwell G/F 6-5 195 25 Arizona State
17 Lenny Wilkens G 6-1 180 29 Providence
18 Zelmo Beaty C 6-9 235 27 Prairie View A&M
20 Paul Silas F 6-7 225 23 Creighton
22 Don Ohl G 6-3 190 30 Illinois
25 Tom Hagan G 6-2 185 22 Vanderbilt
31 Wayne Hightower F 6-8 220 26 Kansas
34 Jim Davis F/C 6-9 225 25 Colorado
— Bill Barnett C 6-11 240 — Purdue

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%
Lou Hudson SF 22 80 80 30.6 18.4 5.4 1.2 – – – 16.6 7.8 .467 – – – 4.1 2.9 .706
Zelmo Beaty C 27 48 48 34.6 17.8 10.7 1.3 – – – 14.5 6.8 .473 – – – 5.4 4.1 .758
Bill Bridges PF 27 79 79 39.6 17.4 15.1 2.8 – – – 14.0 6.4 .455 – – – 6.6 4.6 .702
Lenny Wilkens PG 29 78 78 38.1 17.4 5.3 5.7 – – – 13.3 5.7 .432 – – – 7.5 5.9 .787
Joe Caldwell SF 25 81 81 27.9 13.8 5.5 2.0 – – – 13.3 5.7 .426 – – – 3.8 2.5 .649
Richie Guerin SG 34 80 80 28.4 13.7 2.4 4.3 – – – 11.3 4.9 .436 – – – 5.2 3.8 .731
Rod Thorn PG 25 67 67 17.4 8.8 2.4 1.8 – – – 7.8 3.5 .445 – – – 2.6 1.9 .727
Paul Silas PF 23 77 77 20.4 6.8 8.7 1.0 – – – 6.3 2.7 .429 – – – 2.8 1.5 .531
Gene Tormohlen C 29 63 63 16.4 6.3 5.5 1.2 – – – 6.4 2.7 .427 – – – 1.3 0.8 .595
Dick Snyder SG 22 55 55 12.3 6.1 1.7 1.1 – – – 6.1 2.6 .432 – – – 1.1 0.8 .754
Tommy Kron SG 23 32 32 6.9 2.1 1.1 1.4 – – – 2.7 0.8 .310 – – – 0.6 0.4 .684
Tom Hoover C 26 17 17 7.6 1.8 2.1 0.5 – – – 1.8 0.8 .419 – – – 0.8 0.3 .385
Team Totals – – 81 81 241.2 113.6 64.4 21.1 – – – 98.8 43.8 .443 – – – 36.8 26.0 .708

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Lou Hudson SF 22 9 9 35.2 22.6 5.3 1.7 – – – 19.9 8.6 .430 – – – 7.6 5.4 .721
Lenny Wilkens PG 29 9 9 42.0 21.4 7.6 7.2 – – – 16.1 6.4 .400 – – – 10.0 8.6 .856
Zelmo Beaty C 27 9 9 35.3 15.9 9.9 1.3 – – – 11.6 5.1 .442 – – – 7.2 5.7 .785
Bill Bridges PF 27 9 9 41.0 15.7 18.8 2.4 – – – 14.2 5.3 .375 – – – 7.4 5.0 .672
Joe Caldwell SF 25 9 9 24.1 12.2 4.3 1.4 – – – 11.7 4.7 .400 – – – 4.3 2.9 .667
Richie Guerin SG 34 9 9 25.3 10.7 2.6 4.3 – – – 9.6 4.0 .419 – – – 3.3 2.7 .800
Rod Thorn PG 25 9 9 17.3 10.1 3.1 1.2 – – – 8.6 3.7 .429 – – – 3.0 2.8 .926
Gene Tormohlen C 29 6 6 8.7 4.0 3.7 0.3 – – – 3.5 1.8 .524 – – – 0.8 0.3 .400
Paul Silas PF 23 8 8 15.3 3.6 6.5 0.8 – – – 4.5 1.1 .250 – – – 2.3 1.4 .611
Dick Snyder SG 22 1 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – – 0.0 0.0 – – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Tommy Kron SG 23 1 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – – 1.0 0.0 .000 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 9 9 240.0 14.4 70.9 20.6 – – – 98.0 40.0 .408 – – – 45.4 34.4 .758

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Lou Hudson SF 22 80 80 2446 1471 435 95 – – – 1328 620 .467 – – – 327 231 .706
Bill Bridges PF 27 79 79 3130 1373 1190 222 – – – 1106 503 .455 – – – 523 367 .702
Lenny Wilkens PG 29 78 78 2974 1355 412 442 – – – 1036 448 .432 – – – 583 459 .787
Joe Caldwell SF 25 81 81 2256 1116 442 166 – – – 1076 458 .426 – – – 308 200 .649
Richie Guerin SG 34 80 80 2275 1092 192 345 – – – 904 394 .436 – – – 416 304 .731
Zelmo Beaty C 27 48 48 1661 853 515 60 – – – 694 328 .473 – – – 260 197 .758
Rod Thorn PG 25 67 67 1166 591 160 118 – – – 524 233 .445 – – – 172 125 .727
Paul Silas PF 23 77 77 1570 527 669 74 – – – 482 207 .429 – – – 213 113 .531
Gene Tormohlen C 29 63 63 1036 394 347 73 – – – 403 172 .427 – – – 84 50 .595
Dick Snyder SG 22 55 55 676 334 91 59 – – – 333 144 .432 – – – 61 46 .754
Tommy Kron SG 23 32 32 221 67 36 46 – – – 87 27 .310 – – – 19 13 .684
Tom Hoover C 26 17 17 129 31 36 8 – – – 31 13 .419 – – – 13 5 .385
Team Totals – – 81 81 19540 9204 4525 1708 – – – 8004 3547 .443 – – – 2979 2110 .708

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Lou Hudson SF 22 9 9 317 203 48 15 – – – 179 77 .430 – – – 68 49 .721
Lenny Wilkens PG 29 9 9 378 193 68 65 – – – 145 58 .400 – – – 90 77 .856
Zelmo Beaty C 27 9 9 318 143 89 12 – – – 104 46 .442 – – – 65 51 .785
Bill Bridges PF 27 9 9 369 141 169 22 – – – 128 48 .375 – – – 67 45 .672
Joe Caldwell SF 25 9 9 217 110 39 13 – – – 105 42 .400 – – – 39 26 .667
Richie Guerin SG 34 9 9 228 96 23 39 – – – 86 36 .419 – – – 30 24 .800
Rod Thorn PG 25 9 9 156 91 28 11 – – – 77 33 .429 – – – 27 25 .926
Paul Silas PF 23 8 8 122 29 52 6 – – – 36 9 .250 – – – 18 11 .611
Gene Tormohlen C 29 6 6 52 24 22 2 – – – 21 11 .524 – – – 5 2 .400
Dick Snyder SG 22 1 1 2 0 0 0 – – – 0 0 – – – – 0 0 –
Tommy Kron SG 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0 .000 – – – 0 0 –
Team Totals – – 9 9 2160 1030 538 185 – – – 882 360 .408 – – – 409 310 .758

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG)* Impact Index* Notes Awards
Zelmo Beaty Anchor Scorer/Interior Presence 37.4 High 21.1 11.7 2.1   20.45 Lead scorer and interior force, consistent 20+/10+ seasons; physical paint player with high rebounding and scoring responsibility.  AS
Lenny Wilkens Primary Playmaker/Secondary Scorer 38.6 High 20.0 5.3 8.3   19.80 Team floor general and assist leader; finished 2nd in MVP voting.  MVP-2, AS
Bill Bridges Defensive Rebounder/Versatile Forward 39.0 Medium-High 15.6 13.4 3.1   17.55 Top rebounder and defensive presence; known for defense and rebounding dominance.  AS
Joe Caldwell Two-Way Wing Contributor 33.4 Medium 16.4 4.3 3.0   12.85 Solid two-way wing with balanced scoring and support play.   
Paul Silas Energetic Interior Provider 32.3 Medium 13.4 11.7 2.0   13.25 Rebounding-heavy frontcourt role with strong interior energy.   
Don Ohl Supporting Scorer/Spot Facilitator 26.5 Medium 13.1 2.0 2.4   10.25 Efficient secondary scorer in limited minutes.   
Lou Hudson Emerging Scoring Wing 21.0 Medium-Low 12.5 4.2 1.4   9.05 Young wing with scoring upside but limited role this season.   
Dick Snyder Depth Scorer/Role Guard 21.6 Low 8.6 2.6 2.2   6.70 Bench guard with spot scoring and support duties.   
Gene Tormohlen Deep Rotation Frontcourt 9.3 Minimal 3.0 2.9 0.9   3.40 Minimal impact role with limited minutes.   
George Lehmann Spot Ballhandler 9.0 Minimal 2.8 0.8 1.7   2.65 Occasional ballhandling spurts.   
Jim Davis Little Used Big 7.9 Minimal 2.9 2.5 0.3   3.85 Rare center minutes with little statistical impact.   
Tom Workman Extended Practice Roster 4.5 Minimal 2.9 1.3 0.2   2.20 Very limited on-court usage.   
Jay Miller Brief Appearance Contributor 6.5 Minimal 2.5 0.9 0.1   1.75 Seasonal call-ups with minor usage.