Walt Hazzard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walt Hazzard

basketball player

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 18-Nov-2011

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach.
He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964.
He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft.
He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968.
After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s.