Bill Calhoun

William Carl Calhoun (November 4, 1927 – December 17, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).

Life and career Born in Tacoma, Washington and raised in San Francisco, California, Calhoun played collegiately for the City College of San Francisco from 1945 to 1946.

He played with the Rochester Royals (1947–51), Baltimore Bullets (1951–52), and Milwaukee Hawks (1952–55) in the NBL, BAA and NBA.

Calhoun died on December 17, 2024, at the age of 97.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1948–49 Rochester 56 – .358 .573 – 2.2 6.6 Rochester 62 – .377 .719 – 1.9 9.0 † Rochester 66 – .346 .706 3.0 1.5 7.7 Baltimore 55 29.0 .315 .683 4.6 2.1 7.0 Syracuse 13 18.4 .291 .711 2.1 1.2 4.9 Milwaukee 49 39.0 .342 .725 5.1 2.9 10.3 Milwaukee 72 32.9 .349 .733 3.8 2.6 8.3 Milwaukee 69 30.6 .300 .703 4.2 3.4 6.6Career 442 31.9 .341 .702 4.0 2.3 7.8

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949 Rochester 4 – .433 .722 – 3.5 9.8 1951† Rochester 14 – .423 .739 2.9 1.4 4.4Career 18 – .423 .739 2.9 1.9 5.6