Nate Thurmond

Nate Thurmond
	Thurmond with the Warriors in 1969
Personal information
Born	July 25, 1941; Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 16, 2016 (aged 74); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Akron, Ohio)
College	Bowling Green (1960–1963)
NBA draft	1963: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1963–1977
Position	Center / power forward
Number	42
Career history
1963–1974	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1974–1975	Chicago Bulls
1975–1977	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
	7× NBA All-Star (1965–1968, 1970, 1973, 1974); 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969, 1971); 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1972–1974); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1964); NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th); No. 42 retired by Golden State Warriors; No. 42 retired by Cleveland Cavaliers; Consensus second-team All-American (1963); 3× First-team All-MAC (1961–1963);
Career statistics
Points	14,437 (15.0 ppg)
Rebounds	14,464 (15.0 rpg)
Assists	2,575 (2.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Nathaniel Thurmond (July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016) was an American basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. He played the center and power forward positions. Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

Known to fans as "Nate the Great", Thurmond has had his No. 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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