Image:Http://www.nba.com/media/bulls/chetwalker.jpgChester "Chet" Walker (born February 22, 1940 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a former pro basketball player. He has been a part of the 1967Philadelphia 76ers team featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Wali Jones and Billy Cunningham, that ended the 8 year championship winning streak of the Boston Celtics. February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Benton Harbor is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sixers for short. ... Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) is a former NBA basketball player. ... Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former pro basketball player. ... Walter Wali Jones (born February 14, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former pro basketball player. ... William John Billy Cunningham (born June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid, and coach. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Walker’s teams made the playoffs every year, and he had identical career scoring averages of 18.2 points per game in both the regular season and the postseason.
Walker averaged 12.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 1962-63, and earned a berth on the NBA All-Rookie Team.
Walker, although often yielding to his frontcourtmates and Greer in the backcourt, posted his finest season with the organization, tallying 19.3 ppg and 8.1 rpg.
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