Jo Jo White

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Biography

American basketball player

  • Primary profession
  • Actor
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 16 November 1946
  • Place of birth
  • St. Louis
  • Death date
  • 2018-01-16
  • Death age
  • 72
  • Place of death
  • Boston
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Children
  • Brian J. White
  • Member of
  • Topeka Sizzlers·Boston Celtics·Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball·Sacramento Kings·Golden State Warriors

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Played for the National Basketball Associations Boston Celtics (1969-1979), Golden State Warriors (part of 1978-1979 season; 1979-1980), and Kansas City Kings (1980-1981).

Guard for CBAs Topeka Sizzlers (1987-1988).

Member of 2 NBA championship teams (1974 and 1976).

Member of gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team.

Named to 1970 NBA All-Rookie team.

Named to 2 All-NBA second team (1975 and 1977).

His son is actor Brian White.

(November 2003) Director of special projects, Boston Celtics (2000-present).

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

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