Walt Hazzard
Basketball player
Died when: 69 years 217 days (835 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.;April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach.He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964.
He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft.
He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968.After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s.
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