Herm Gilliam

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Herm Gilliam
Position Shooting guard
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Born May 5, 1946 (age 58, at death)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality USA
College Purdue
Draft 13th round, 163rd overall, 1968
Chicago Bulls
1st round, 8th overall, 1969
Cincinnati Royals
Pro career 1969–1977
Former teams Cincinnati Royals 1969–1970
Buffalo Braves 1970–1971
Atlanta Hawks 1971–1975
Seattle SuperSonics 1975–1976
Portland Trail Blazers 1976–1977

Herman (Herm) L. Gilliam Jr. (born May 5, 1946 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – died April 16, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

The honorary co-captain of the Purdue Boilermakers in both his junior and senior years, Gilliam twice received Purdue's MVP award and was the recipient of the Ward Lambert Scholarship Trophy for scholastic excellence. In three seasons at Purdue, the 6'3" 190 lb guard scored 1,118 points and finished his collegiate career in 5th place among the school's all-time scoring leaders.

Gilliam was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 13th round (3rd pick) of the 1968 NBA Draft, and by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft. He won a championship ring with the Portland Trail Blazers during his final season in 1977. After retiring from the NBA, he took a job with United Parcel Service where he worked for 15 years, eventually being promoted to managing the company's Corvallis-Albany hub.[1]

Gilliam died of a heart attack on April 16, 2005 in Salem, Oregon.[1]

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Portland Trail Blazers 1976-77 NBA Champions

3 Gilliam | 10 Calhoun | 13 Twardzik | 14 Hollins | 15 Steele | 16 Davis | 20 Lucas | 30 Gross | 32 Walton (Finals MVP) | 34 Jones | 36 Neal | 42 Walker | Coach Ramsay

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  1. ^ a b Arnold, Geoffrey; Uthman, Daniel. "The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later", OregonLive.com, 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 

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