Lynn Shackelford

Lynn Shackelford
Shackelford with the Bruins during 1968–69 season
Personal information
Born (1947-08-27) August 27, 1947 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Burroughs
(Burbank, California)
CollegeUCLA (1966–1969)
NBA draft1969: 6th round, 91st overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1969–1970
PositionSmall forward
Number23
Career history
1969–1970Miami Floridians
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

Lynn Shackelford (born August 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

A graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California, Shackelford earned 7 varsity letters in 3 years in basketball, baseball and golf. He was the CIF Player of the Year in basketball in 1965 for the Southern California Section. In his senior season, 1965, he averaged 25.6 points a game including two high games of 43 points.

A 6'5" forward, Shackelford played college basketball at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden. He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams (67, 68, 69). The others are Lew Alcindor, Curtis Rowe and Henry Bibby. He complemented his teammates as a dead eye pure shooter; most of his shots would be 3 pointers today.

Shackelford played part of one season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians. He was later a broadcaster for ESPN, CBS, and NBC. Additionally he spent 7 seasons broadcasting all Los Angeles Lakers games with Chick Hearn. He worked on the crew of the American game show Almost Anything Goes, and was sports director for the 10 PM news for 5 years on KHJ-TV(Channel 9).

He was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 2023 class.[1]

References

  1. ^ "UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Announced". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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