What is Willie Naulls?
[[File:Willie Naulls.jpg|right|200px]] '''William Dean Naulls''' (October 7, 1934 – November 22, 2018) was an American [[basketball]] player. He played professionally in the [[National Basketball Association]] from 1956 to 1966. He was born in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], but was raised in [[Los Angeles, California]]. He played for the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis Hawks]], [[New York Knicks]], [[Golden State Warriors]] and the [[Boston Celtics]].<ref>[http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service)]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} p.208</ref><ref>[http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners]p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.</ref> Naulls died on November 22, 2018 in [[Laguna Niguel, California]] from [[respiratory failure]] at the age of 84.<ref name=goldstein>{{citation |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Willie Naulls, Knicks All-Star and Celtics Champion, Dies at 84 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 25, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/obituaries/willie-naulls-dies.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/naullwi01.html Career stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005124530/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/naullwi01.html |date=2012-10-05 }} at basketball-reference.com *[http://www.nba.com/knicks/alumni/naulls_050329.html Where Are They Now?] at nba.com *[http://www.uclabruins.com UCLA Bruins sports] – Men's basketball media guide {{DEFAULTSORT:Naulls, Willie}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in California]] [[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]] [[Category:New York Knicks players]