(1955-12-09) December 9, 1955 (age 68) Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
Winter Haven (Winter Haven, Florida)
College
Houston (1973–1977)
NBA draft
1977: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career
1977–1989
Position
Shooting guard / point guard
Number
10, 12
Career history
1977–1981
Kansas City Kings
1981–1988
New Jersey Nets
1989
Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1979–1981, 1984)
All-NBA Second Team (1981)
Consensus first-team All-American (1977)
SWC Player of the Year (1977)
2× First-team All-SWC (1976, 1977)
No. 10 retired by Houston Cougars
Career NBA statistics
Points
12,544 (18.0 ppg)
Rebounds
2,072 (3.0 rpg)
Assists
2,260 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2018
Medals
Representing United States
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City
Team competition
Otis Lee Birdsong (born December 9, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons (1977–1989) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games.[1]
A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard who attended Winter Haven High School and the University of Houston,[2] Birdsong was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the second pick of the 1977 NBA draft. He would spend four seasons with the Kings, averaging a career high 24.6 points per game during the 1980–81 season. He also played seven seasons with the New Jersey Nets and one with the Boston Celtics, and then ended his career at the end of the 1988–89 season.[3]
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^Young, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Great moments in the history of Hofheinz Pavilion". Chron.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^"Otis Birdsong Otis Lee Birdsong". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Otis Lee Birdsong (born December 9, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons (1977–1989) in the National Basketball...
Mike Gminski (6,415) Billy Paultz* (6,297) Bill Melchionni* (6,230) OtisBirdsong (5,968) Keith Van Horn (5,700) Albert King (5,595) Joe Harris (5,007)...
OtisBirdsong, third pick Marques Johnson and seventh pick Bernard King, were also selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Birdsong was...
along with NBA ex-stars Darryl Dawkins, Kevin Willis, Calvin Murphy, OtisBirdsong and Alex English. On April 27, they defeated a team of former Philippine...
NBA Rookie of the Year in 1979. Kansas City was led by shooting guard OtisBirdsong, strong on both offense and defense, all-around shooting forward Scott...
could not afford to keep both Wedman and fellow All-Star OtisBirdsong, Kansas City traded Birdsong and let Wedman sign with Cleveland. A small forward, Wedman...
February 15, 2004, article on basketball player OtisBirdsong mentions his affiliation with the group: "For Birdsong, High School Was the Peak" IDMR Official...
the New York Nets for two first round draft picks (future all-star OtisBirdsong and rookie of the year Phil Ford), Jim Eakins and Brian Taylor in 1976...
Jersey Nets in exchange for Roger Phegley. Previously, the Nets acquired OtisBirdsong and the pick on June 8, 1981, from the Kansas City Kings in exchange...
Dawkins joined a Nets club that included Albert King, Buck Williams, and OtisBirdsong. His first two seasons with the Nets were successful for both sides...
part of the legendary Cougars fraternity Phi Slama Jama, as well as OtisBirdsong and Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes (who would win one NBA Championship with...
compiling just 80 total victories of 164 games played. The Kings, led by OtisBirdsong, Scott Wedman, and Phil Ford fell to the Rockets in five games, and...
and Birdsong less than $1 million. Ross herself offered to double the amounts both Wilson and Birdsong had originally been offered, but while Birdsong accepted...
Silas, John Stockton, Jay Williams [12] 2018 John Kresse, Danny Miles OtisBirdsong, Sean Elliott, Sidney Moncrief, Sam Perkins, Marvin Webster, Paul Westphal...
steals, for a Kansas City team missing starting guards Phil Ford and OtisBirdsong due to injuries for most of the playoffs. During the following season...
All-Star Game at the Pontiac Silverdome. (He was outed by genuine All-Star OtisBirdsong, who really did play for Kansas City: "You're on my team, and I don't...
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