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
The American Basketball Association was a major professional basketball league that operated for nine seasons from 1967 to 1976. The upstart ABA operated in direct competition with the more establishe
Zelmo Beaty
…1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). In 2016, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He was earlier selected to the ABA All-Time Team. Beaty excelled in both…
Roger Brown of the Virginia Squires dunking a basketball, c. 1973
Doug Moe of the Carolina Cougars, 1969–70
Julius Erving performing a slam dunk against the Spirits of St. Louis, 1974
Hall of Famer Rick Barry played for the ABA's Oakland Oaks