Name
Billy Cunningham

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Born
1943 (81 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, US

Position
Small Forward

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
32

Height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight
210 lb (95 kg)

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William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers (nine as player, eight as coach), and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.

One of basketball's all-time greats, Cunningham was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and honored by selection to both the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams as one of its legendary players, as well as to the ABA All-Time Team. He was All-ACC, the ACC Player of the Year, and an All-American in college, later named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty best players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. As a professional he was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, an NBA All-Star, All-NBA First and Second Team, an ABA All-Star, All-ABA First Team, and the ABA Most Valuable Player. He was an NBA champion both as a player (1967) and as a coach (1983).



Career Honours

NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2021

_Retired Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame
1986

_Retired Basketball

NBA
1983

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA All Star
1972

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA All Star
1971

Philadelphia 76ers

All NBA First Team
1971

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA All Star
1970

Philadelphia 76ers

All NBA First Team
1970

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA All Star
1969

Philadelphia 76ers

All NBA First Team
1969

Philadelphia 76ers

NBA
1967

Philadelphia 76ers


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1962-1965


Former Senior Teams

1965-1972

1972-1974

1974-1976


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1977-1985
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