Woody Sauldsberry

Woody Sauldsberry

Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry Jr. was an American National Basketball Association player. Sauldsberry was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana and graduated from Compton Union High School where he was the star of his basketball team and then went on to attend Texas Southern University. In 1957, he was drafted in Round 8 by the Philadelphia Warriors . The following year in 1958, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year — the second African American ever to win the award and becoming the lowest overall draft pick ever to win the award, a record he still holds. In 1959, he played in the NBA...
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quick facts
Birthdate:July 11, 1934
Birthplace:Winnsboro, Louisiana
Date of death:September 3, 2007
Education:Texas Southern University

Honors and awards for Woody Sauldsberry

YearAward
1957 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
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Season statistics for Woody Sauldsberry

Boston Celtics - 1965-66 NBA season
fg%: 0.321
3p%: N/A
ft%: 0.5
fga: 249
3pa: N/A
fta: 22
orb: N/A
drb: N/A
ftm: 11
3pm: N/A
fgm: 80
stl: N/A
reb: 142
blk: N/A
pts: 171
pf: 94
ast: 15
to: N/A
games: 39
avg reb: 3.6
avg blk: N/A
avg pts: 4.4
avg pf: 2.4
avg ast: 0.4
avg to: N/A
avg stl: N/A
Chicago Zephyrs - 1962-63 NBA season
fg%: 0.379
3p%: N/A
ft%: 0.656
fga: 966
3pa: N/A
fta: 163
orb: N/A
drb: N/A
ftm: 107
3pm: N/A
fgm: 366
stl: N/A
reb: 447
blk: N/A
pts: 839
pf: 241
ast: 78
to: N/A
games: 77
avg reb: 5.8
avg blk: N/A
avg pts: 10.9
avg pf: 3.1
avg ast: 1
avg to: N/A
avg stl: N/A
Chicago Zephyrs - 1961-62 NBA season
fg%: 0.343
3p%: N/A
ft%: 0.642
fga: 869
3pa: N/A
fta: 123
orb: N/A
drb: N/A
ftm: 79
3pm: N/A
fgm: 298
stl: N/A
reb: 536
blk: N/A
pts: 675
pf: 179
ast: 90
to: N/A
games: 63
avg reb: 8.5
avg blk: N/A
avg pts: 10.7
avg pf: 2.8
avg ast: 1.4
avg to: N/A
avg stl: N/A

Education

Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University
Location:Houston
Founded:1947
Colors:Grey, Maroon

Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States. TSU was established in 1927 as the Houston Colored Junior College, through its private college phase as Houston Colored College. On March 3, 1947, the state declared this to be the first state...
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Hometown of Woody Sauldsberry

Winnsboro
Winnsboro, Louisiana
Population:5,946

Winnsboro is a city in and the parish seat of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of July 2009, the estimated city population was 4,377. Louisiana Highway 15 passes north-south through Winnsboro and extends northward to Rayville, the seat of neighboring Richland Parish. Winnsboro is...
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Places Woody Sauldsberry has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Woody Sauldsberry
MarkerLocationDate ArrivedDate LeftPopulation
A Louisiana 4,574,836
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When did Woody Sauldsberry get drafted into the National Basketball Association?
  • A:
    Woody Sauldsberry was picked by the Golden State Warriors in the 1957 NBA Draft.
  • Q:
    Where did Woody Sauldsberry go to school?
  • A:
    Woody Sauldsberry went to Texas Southern University.

Awards & Accolades

  • Rookie of the Year
    1957-1958
Woody Sauldsberry
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