Former Kansas University basketball standout Bill Bridges, a three-time all-Big Eight selection and All-American his senior year in 1961, has died at the age of 76.
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound rebounding machine died Sept. 25 at Cedars-Sinai hospital in California following a battle with cancer.
Bridges —he averaged an amazing 13.9 rebounds a game in his three seasons as a Jayhawk (second highest rebound average in school history) and scored 1,028 points in just 78 games played — played 13 years in the NBA and won a championship with Golden State in 1975.
He averaged a double-double over the course of his pro career (11.9 points, 11.9 rebounds) and was twice named to the NBA’s all defensive team and three times an All-Star selection.