In his NBA career, Whitehead played in 679 games and scored a total of 4,423 points.[1]
In his junior season at Marquette University, Whitehead helped lead his Warriors to the 1977 national championship. In the semi-final game of the Final Four that season, Whitehead made a game-winning basket at the buzzer in the 1977 national semifinal victory over UNC-Charlotte on a length-of-the-court pass from Butch Lee. Previous to that, UNC-Charlotte's Cedric Maxwell had tied the game with only 3 seconds remaining. The game appeared to be headed for overtime when Whitehead's bucket won the game for the Warriors.
On December 20, 2012, Whitehead was found dead; an autopsy performed on December 21 found Whitehead died as a result of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.[2][3][4]
Referencesedit
^Brown, Donald (2006). Great Teams, Players, & Coaches: Stories About High School Basketball from the State of Illinois. AuthorHouse. p. 156. ISBN9781438937182.
^Masterson, Judy. . Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^"Ex-NBA player Whitehead found dead". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^Hunt, Michael. "Former Marquette basketball player dies at 56". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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jerome, whitehead, september, 1956, december, 2012, american, professional, basketball, player, selected, diego, clippers, second, round, 41st, overall, 1978, draft, center, forward, from, marquette, university, whitehead, played, national, basketball, associa. Jerome Whitehead September 30 1956 December 20 2012 was an American professional basketball player He was selected by the San Diego Clippers in the second round 41st overall of the 1978 NBA draft A 6 10 center forward from Marquette University Whitehead played in 11 National Basketball Association NBA seasons from 1978 to 1989 He played for the Clippers Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs Jerome WhiteheadPersonal informationBorn 1956 09 30 September 30 1956Waukegan IllinoisDiedDecember 20 2012 2012 12 20 aged 56 El Cajon CaliforniaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 10 in 2 08 m Listed weight220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh schoolWaukegan Waukegan Illinois CollegeRiverside CC 1974 1975 Marquette 1975 1978 NBA draft1978 2nd round 41st overall pickSelected by the Buffalo BravesPlaying career1978 1989PositionCenter power forwardNumber33 40 54 52 6Career history1978 1979San Diego Clippers1979 1980Utah Jazz1980Dallas Mavericks1980Cleveland Cavaliers1981 1984San Diego Clippers1984 1988Golden State Warriors1988 1989San Antonio SpursCareer highlights and awardsNCAA champion 1977 Third team All American NABC 1978 Career NBA statisticsPoints4 423 6 5 ppg Rebounds3 268 4 8 rpg Assists374 0 6 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comIn his NBA career Whitehead played in 679 games and scored a total of 4 423 points 1 In his junior season at Marquette University Whitehead helped lead his Warriors to the 1977 national championship In the semi final game of the Final Four that season Whitehead made a game winning basket at the buzzer in the 1977 national semifinal victory over UNC Charlotte on a length of the court pass from Butch Lee Previous to that UNC Charlotte s Cedric Maxwell had tied the game with only 3 seconds remaining The game appeared to be headed for overtime when Whitehead s bucket won the game for the Warriors On December 20 2012 Whitehead was found dead an autopsy performed on December 21 found Whitehead died as a result of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging 2 3 4 References edit Brown Donald 2006 Great Teams Players amp Coaches Stories About High School Basketball from the State of Illinois AuthorHouse p 156 ISBN 9781438937182 Masterson Judy Jerome Whitehead former NBA player dead at 56 Archived from the original on 31 December 2012 Retrieved 30 December 2012 Ex NBA player Whitehead found dead Retrieved 30 December 2012 Hunt Michael Former Marquette basketball player dies at 56 Retrieved 30 December 2012 External links editBasketballreference com page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerome Whitehead amp oldid 1185786898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
