Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond, a tenacious force on the court as a seven-time All-Star in the 1960s and '70s in contrast to his personality as a gentle giant who would become a community ambassador for the Warriors and a restaurant owner in San Francisco, died Saturday after a battle with leukemia, the team announced. He was 74.
He was before my time, but his name would always come up when I was learning about the players who came before the ones I grew up watching. A fine big man in his era, and if nothing else, he'll always be remembered for tallying the first quadruple-double in NBA history. RIP.
