Dan King
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | |
| A.K.A. | Daniel King | |
| A.K.A. | Daniel King | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Basketball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 January 1931, Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 20 January 2003Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (aged 72 years) |
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Daniel King (January 7, 1931 – January 20, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He played a season for the Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
King was a two-sport star at Western Kentucky University, playing both basketball and baseball for the Hilltoppers from 1951 to 1954 and was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. Following his college career, King played one season with the NBA's Bullets, scoring 19 total points in 12 games.
After his basketball career ended, King became a high school coach and administrator. He died on January 20, 2003 in Louisville, Kentucky.