Don Dee
American basketball player
Intro | American basketball player | ||||||
A.K.A. | Donald Dee | ||||||
A.K.A. | Donald Dee | ||||||
Places | United States of America | ||||||
was | Athlete Basketball player | ||||||
Work field | Sports | ||||||
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Birth | 9 August 1943, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, USA | ||||||
Death | 26 November 2014North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, USA (aged 71 years) | ||||||
Star sign | Leo | ||||||
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Donald Dee (August 9, 1943 – November 26, 2014) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis and St. Mary of the Plains College.
A 6'8" forward from St. Mary of the Plains College, Dee participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team. He then played professionally with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association, averaging 5.7 points per game during the 1968–69 ABA season.
Dee's son, Donnie Dee, played for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL for two seasons. His grandson Johnny Dee is a professional basketball player.
Dee died on November 26, 2014, in North Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 71.