Artis Gilmore Celtics
Left 7 2 240lb 218cm 108kg born.
Artis gilmore celtics. September 21 1949 in chipley florida us. Nicknamed the a train for his unprententious but dominating style of play the durable 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games. The last time i saw parish he did not remind me of kareem or artis gilmore or even rick robey wrote fitzgerald. Jan 8 1988 artis gilmore signed a contract with the boston celtics.
Artis gilmore is one of the most accomplished centers in basketball history. Artisgilmore53 the a train late sleeper position. He la de dahed through a televised game from the coast a 7 foot. Teams players profiles awards stats records and championships.
Dec 30 1987 artis gilmore previously with the chicago bulls became a free agent. Artis gilmore born september 21 1949 is a former professional basketball player in the american basketball association aba and national basketball association nba. Artis gilmore information including teams jersey numbers championships won awards stats and everything about the nba player. Hall of fame.
The 7 2 gilmore played in both the aba and nba. By the mid 1980s the spurs were a team on the decline. Artis gilmore spent the final season of his career with the celtics. Unsurprisingly the storied boston celtics finished on top in both categories even though they have only one player in the top 6 compared to the lakers four presences.
Gilmore was inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame on august 12 2011. Artis gilmore profile all the information. He was an 11 time all star five aba six nba five time all aba five time all defensive four aba one nba an aba. Jul 1 1988 artis gilmore previously.
Carver in dothan alabama. Contents show early years gilmore was born in chipley florida and. A star center during his two collegiate years at jacksonville university gilmore led the dolphins to the ncaa division i. Gardner webb university jacksonville university.
He led the nba in field goal percentage four seasons in a row and notched his career high with 67 from the field in the 1980 81 season.