Walt Budko
American basketball player-coach
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| Intro | American basketball player-coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 July 1925, Kearny | |
| Death | 25 May 2013Baltimore (aged 87 years) |
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Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the first round (6th pick overall) of the 1948 BAA draft.
He played for the Bullets (1948–51) and Philadelphia Warriors (1951–52) in the BAA and NBA for 253 games.
He coached the Bullets in the NBA (1950–51).