Slater Martin, Hall of Famer who won 5 NBA titles with Minneapolis and St. Louis, dies

Slater Martin, Hall of Famer who won 5 NBA titles with Minneapolis and St. Louis, dies
AP via The Washington Post ^ | October 18, 2012

Posted on 10/18/2012 10:09:21 PM PDT by EveningStar

Slater Martin, the defensive-minded Hall of Fame guard who won four NBA titles with the Minneapolis Lakers and one with the St. Louis Hawks, died Thursday. He was 86.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; nba; obituary; slatermartin

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1 posted on 10/18/2012 10:09:34 PM PDT by EveningStar

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RIP.

2 posted on 10/18/2012 10:10:32 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)

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3 posted on 10/18/2012 10:53:40 PM PDT by Ken H

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To: EveningStar

IIRC, he ran a basketball camp for many years and coached many NBA stars in their early development. RIP.

4 posted on 10/18/2012 11:14:12 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)

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To: Ken H

He looks like my insurance agent.

5 posted on 10/19/2012 2:17:58 AM PDT by albie ("Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow." Benjamin Frankli)

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