Jimmy Darden
American basketball player and coach
Intro | American basketball player and coach | |
A.K.A. | James W. Darden | |
A.K.A. | James W. Darden | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 19 June 1922, Cheyenne | |
Death | 29 April 1994 (aged 71 years) |
Jimmy Darden (June 19, 1922 – April 29, 1994) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
A 6'1" guard from the University of Denver, Darden played 26 games for the original Denver Nuggets of the NBA during the 1949-50 season. He averaged 8.1 points per game. Darden also served as coach of the team for 62 games that season, and posted an 11-51 record.