Zelmo Beaty
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Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association and four in the rival American Basketball Association. In 2016, he was inducted in
Beaty in 1966
Beaty with the Utah Stars in 1971
Utah Stars
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The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game s
Zelmo Beaty
…The Hawks went to the NBA playoffs every season he was on the team. In October 1969, Beaty signed a contract to join the Los Angeles Stars (later the Utah Stars) in the American Basketball Association. He did not play in the 1969–70 season because of the restriction imposed by the option clause in his NBA…
Zelmo Beaty won the ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award after leading the Stars to the 1971 ABA title.