Len Chappell obit

Len Chappell, legendary Wake Forest University basketball player, dies at 77

 

He was not on the list.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina – Len Chappell, the legendary Wake Forest University basketball player who became the school’s first consensus All-American, died Thursday at age 77, according to the school.

He was named ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 1961 and 1962 and was the ACC tournament’s all-time leading scorer until being surpassed in 2006 by Duke University’s J. J. Redick.

Chappell was honored as of the of 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history in 2002 by being named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team.

After college, he spent nine years in the NBA playing for various teams including the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks.

 

Chappell was named an NBA All-Star in 1964.

 

Career history

1962–1963            Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers

1963–1966            New York Knicks

1966            Chicago Bulls

1966–1967            Cincinnati Royals

1967–1968            Detroit Pistons

1968–1970            Milwaukee Bucks

1970            Cleveland Cavaliers

1970–1971            Atlanta Hawks

1971–1972            Dallas Chaparrals

 

Career highlights and awards

NBA All-Star (1964)

Consensus first-team All-American (1962)

2× ACC Player of the Year (1961, 1962)

ACC Athlete of the Year (1962)

3× First-team All-ACC (1960–1962)

No. 50 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons