Walter Davis dead at 69: Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer passes away from ‘natural causes’ visiting family
Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer Walter Davis has died at the age of 69.
According to his alma mater, Davis died of natural causes while visiting family in Charlotte, NC
Davis was part of the United States Olympic gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Montreal Games. The shooting guard/small forward was also the uncle of current Tar Heels coach Hubert Davis.
Davis averaged 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 119 games over four seasons with North Carolina.
He made an immediate impact after being selected by the Phoenix Suns with the fifth overall pick of the 1977 NBA Draft.
He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1977-78 and spent 11 seasons with Phoenix.
Davis was a six-time All-Star and averaged 18.9 points, 3.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 1,033 career games with the Suns, Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers.
The Suns retired his No. 6 jersey in 1994.
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