Nationality American Role Basketball player Career end 1979 Name Lloyd Neal Career start 1972 | Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Weight 102 kg Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Height 2.01 m | |
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Born December 10, 1950 (age 73)
Talbotton, Georgia ( 1950-12-10 ) High school Talbotton (Talbotton, Georgia) College Tennessee State (1968–1972) NBA draft 1972 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31st overall Education Tennessee State University Number 36 (Portland Trail Blazers / Center) | ||
Bulls highlights 2/26/78 vs Blazers
Lloyd Neal (born December 10, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player born in Talbotton, Georgia.
A 6'7" center/forward from Tennessee State University, Neal spent his entire professional career (1972–1979) with the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers. Though undersized for his position, he endeared himself to fans with his hard work and tenacity, and he averaged a double-double (13.4 points, 11.8 rebounds) during the 1972–73 NBA season. After his career was cut short by a knee injury in 1979, the Blazers retired his #36 jersey. He finished college in 1980 and moved on to a long career with the Internal Revenue Service in Portland, where he's worked since 1985.
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