The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the second of seven players who wore the No. 52 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State big man alum George Johnson. After ending his college career at Dillard, Johnson was picked up with the 79th overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The Tylertown, Mississippi native parts of played the first five seasons of his NBA career after two seasons playing out of it with the Dubs before he was dealt to the (then) Buffalo Braves (now, Boston Celtics – it’s a long story) in 1977.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Johnson wore only jersey No. 52 and put up 4.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Golden State Warriors jersey history – No. 52 – George Johnson (1972-77)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Warriors Wire / Warriors Wire
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