Nationality American Name Gus Bailey Career start 1974 College UTEP (1971–1974) Weight 84 kg | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Height 1.96 m Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Basketball Player Career end 1979 | |
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Born February 18, 1951Gibson, North Carolina ( 1951-02-18 ) NBA draft 1974 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall Died November 28, 1988, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Education | ||
Augustus "Gus" Bailey (February 18, 1951 – November 28, 1988) was an American basketball player.
Born in Gibson, North Carolina, Bailey played collegiately for the University of Texas at El Paso.
He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd round (23rd pick overall) of the 1974 NBA draft and by the San Diego Conquistadors in the second round of the 1974 ABA Draft.
He played for the Rockets (1974–76), New Orleans Jazz (1976–79) and Washington Bullets (1979–80) in the NBA for 147 games.
Bailey was found dead in his New Orleans apartment on November 28, 1988 with multiple stab wounds. According to police, he had gotten into a heated argument with a woman who lived with him and she stabbed him repeatedly in the chest.
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