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Rich Johnson (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Number
  
26, 12, 15

Weight
  
95 kg

Playing career
  
1968–1973

Height
  
2.01 m


Listed weight
  
210 lb (95 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Listed height
  
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Name
  
Rich Johnson

Position
  
Center

Born
  
December 18, 1946 Alexandria, Louisiana (
1946-12-18
)

College
  
Grambling State (1964–1968)

Died
  
1994, Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Education
  
Grambling State University

NBA draft
  
1968, Boston Celtics (Round: 4 / Pick: 46)

Richard Lewis Johnson (December 18, 1946 – June 15, 1994) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6' 9"center from Grambling State University, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968–1971) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 4.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1969.

Johnson later played for several American Basketball Association teams.

References

Rich Johnson (basketball) Wikipedia