Willie Murrell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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basketball player
Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1941
Place of Birth: Taft, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 06-Dec-2018
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Willie Murrell
- Willie Vernon Murrell (September 13, 1941 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. Murrell was born in Taft, Oklahoma.
- A 6'6" forward, he played at Kansas State University from 1962 to 1964.
- He averaged 20.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game during his time at Kansas State and was a 1964 first-team All-American.
- In 1964, he led Kansas State to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
- The team was eliminated by UCLA, despite a 29-point, 13-rebound effort from Murrell.
- In 2009, Murrell's No.
- 44 jersey was retired by Kansas State.After college, Murrell played three seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Denver Rockets, Miami Floridians, and Kentucky Colonels.
- He averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in 228 ABA games.Murrell died on December 6, 2018, at age 77 in Denver, Colorado.
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