Zelmo Beaty

Zelmo Beaty
Beaty in 1966
Personal information
Born(1939-10-25)October 25, 1939
Hillister, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 2013(2013-08-27) (aged 73)
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolScott (Woodville, Texas)
CollegePrairie View A&M (1958–1962)
NBA draft1962: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted bySt. Louis Hawks
Playing career1962–1975
PositionCenter
Number14, 31
Career history
As a player:
19621969St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
19701974Utah Stars
1974–1975Los Angeles Lakers
As a coach:
1975–1976Virginia Squires
Career highlights
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points15,207 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds9,665 (10.9 rpg)
Assists1,365 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty (/ˈbt/ BAY-tee; October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star and two-time NBA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.