Corky Calhoun

Corky Calhoun
Personal information
Born	(1950-11-01) November 1, 1950 Waukegan, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Waukegan (Waukegan, Illinois)
College	Penn (1969–1972)
NBA draft	1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1972–1979
Position	Small forward
Number	20, 10
Career history
1972–1974	Phoenix Suns
1974–1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1976–1978	Portland Trail Blazers
1978–1980	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1977) Robert V. Geasey Trophy (1972)
Career statistics
Points	2,896 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,962 (3.6 rpg)
Assists	601 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player.

Calhoun played college basketball for the University of Pennsylvania.^[1] Calhoun was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA Draft with the 4th overall pick and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1972 American Basketball Association draft. Calhoun played for the Phoenix Suns for 3 years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in 1976, and was a member of their championship team that year. After two seasons with the Blazers, Calhoun was traded to the Indiana Pacers where he was released in the middle of the 1980 season. He considered playing in France, but ultimately took a job offer from Mobil Oil Corporation (now Exxon Mobil) where he has been working since as U.S. fuels marketing coordinator.^[2] He currently is Vice President – Marketing at Capitol Petroleum Group LLC as reported http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corky-calhoun/7a/6a5/57.

References

1972 NBA Draft

First round	LaRue Martin Bob McAdoo Dwight Davis Corky Calhoun Fred Boyd Russ Lee Bud Stallworth Tom Riker Bob Nash Paul Westphal Ralph Simpson Julius Erving Travis Grant

Second round	Bob Davis Harold Fox Jim Price Chris Ford Joby Wright Sam Sibert John Gianelli Steve Bracey Paul Stovall Brian Taylor Steve Hawes Tom Patterson Dave Twardzik Dennis Wuycik Mike Ratliff Chuck Terry Ollie Johnson

Portland Trail Blazers 1976–77 NBA Champions

3 Herm Gilliam 10 Corky Calhoun 13 Dave Twardzik 14 Lionel Hollins 15 Larry Steele 16 Johnny Davis 20 Maurice Lucas 30 Bob Gross 32 Bill Walton (Finals MVP) 34 Robin Jones 36 Lloyd Neal 42 Wally Walker Head coach Jack Ramsay Assistant coach Jack McKinney

Regular season Playoffs

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