Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. WebDave DeBusschere Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com We've updated our WAR calculations based on new data updates. He scored fourteen to eighteen points per game each year and snared eight to fourteen rebounds per game. He served as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific in WWII. Still no success. Pistons in 1964. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. } In high school DeBusschere wore weights in his boots to strengthen his legs and jumping ability, an indication of the hard work and dedication that would characterize his efforts for the rest of his life. was picked as one of the 50 greatest players in the league's first On December 19, 1968 the New York Knicks received Dave DeBusschere from the Detroit Pistons for center Walt Bellamy and guard Howard Komives. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. We present them here for purely educational purposes. ", "Dave DeBusschere was someone for whom I have always had the utmost respect, not only as a basketball player but as a great human being," said Baylor, now general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. Their last place finish made the Knicks eligible for the NBA draft lottery, and DeBusschere selected Patrick Ewing when the Knicks picked first in the draft. Big D is a nickname for Dave DeBusschere. GREAT NEWS! ', Illustrator of the Year, British Book Awards - 2018, Tina Fey: 'Only in comedy is an obedient white girl from the suburbs a diversity candidate', Kennedy Center Mark Twain Award - 2010, Sacha Baron Cohen: 'Just think what Goebbels might have done with Facebook', Anti Defamation League Leadership Award - 2019, Greta Thunberg: 'How dare you', UN Climate Action Summit - 2019, Charlie Munger: 'The Psychology of Human Misjudgment', Harvard University - 1995, Lawrence O'Donnell: 'The original sin of this country is that we invaders shot and murdered our way across the land killing every Native American that we could', The Last Word, 'Dakota' - 2016. WebDave DeBusschere, byname of David Albert DeBusschere, (born October 16, 1940, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.died May 14, 2003, New York, New York), American basketball player who became the youngest coach in National Basketball Association (NBA) history when at age 24 he became player-coach for the Detroit Pistons; he later provided tenacious defense They learned a lot about him from their dad and their aunt, Michelle DeBusschere. Dave DeBusschere, 62, Relentless Forward On Knicks' Championship Teams, Is Dead By Richard Goldstein May 15, 2003 Dave DeBusschere, the Hall of Fame forward
