Lynn Shackelford
Appearance
San Diego Rockets | |
Playing career | 1969–1970 |
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Position | Small forward |
Number | 23 |
Career history | |
1969–1970 | Miami Floridians |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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"
. 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
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
- ^ "UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Announced". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2023.