Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy, born Walter Jones Bellamy on July 24, 1939, was a basketball player from New Bern, North Carolina. He held US citizenship and was a sportsman by occupation. Bellamy passed away on November 2, 2013, in College Park, Georgia.

Bellamy received his education from Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Press. During his lifetime, he earned numerous awards in basketball, such as the NBA Rookie of the Year, NBA All-Star, Olympic Gold Medal, and being a 2006 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee. Additionally, Bellamy was recognized as a First-team Parade All-American, Second-team Parade All-American, Third-team Parade All-American, and Consensus second-team All-American.