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Bob Williams (basketball, born 1931)

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Nationality
  
American

1955–1957
  
Minneapolis Lakers

Weight
  
104 kg

Number
  
33

Height
  
1.98 m


Listed weight
  
230 lb (104 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Listed height
  
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Name
  
Bob Williams

Position
  
Small forward

Born
  
May 12, 1931 (age 92) Pensacola, Florida (
1931-05-12
)

High school
  
Booker T. Washington (Pensacola, Florida)

College
  
Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Robert L. "Bob" Williams (born May 12, 1931) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Minneapolis Lakers during the 1955–56 season and part of the 1956–57 season. Williams was the Lakers franchise's first black player.

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Bob Williams (basketball, born 1931) Wikipedia