Safe Mode: On
My Cousin was a Great Man. Slater Martin, Early Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86.

My Cousin was a great man. Slater Martin early Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86. I just saw him last year at my stepfather's funeral.
My best friend also came to the funeral with his Dad, Who ironically is the guy, That The Movie " The Junction Boys" was made after, (Don Watson). Don played under Bear Bryant as Quarterback for Texas A&M.

Well It was a Really Cool scene as I introduced My Cousin (Doog) Slater Martin to THE Junction boy Don Watson. Was a nice moment at a tragic time. He was a Cool Cousin and Loved my Mom. He said my Mom was the most Beautiful woman he had ever seen.
I just talked to my Mom, She can't Stop Crying. She said "Doog" was her Hero.


Minneapolis Lakers 1949–50 NBA Champions
Minneapolis Lakers 1951–52 NBA Champions
Minneapolis Lakers 1952–53 NBA Champions
Minneapolis Lakers 1953–54 NBA Champions
St. Louis Hawks 1957-58 NBA Champions
Los Angeles Lakers
Atlanta Hawks
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1982
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Born
October 22, 1925

Elmina, Walker County, Texas

Died
October 18, 2012 (aged 86)

Houston, Texas

High school
Jefferson Davis

(Houston, Texas)

Listed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight
170 lb (77 kg)

Career information

College
Texas (1943–1944, 1946–1949)

Pro career
1949–1960

Career history

As player:
Minneapolis Lakers (1949–1956)
New York Knicks (1956)
St. Louis Hawks (1956–1960)

As coach:
St. Louis Hawks (1957)
Houston Mavericks (1967–1969)


Career highlights and awards
5× NBA champion (1950, 1952–1954, 1958)
7× NBA All-Star (1953–1959)
5× All-NBA Second Team (1955–1959)Career statistics

Points
7,337
Rebounds
2,302
Assists
3,160


Added: Oct-19-2012 Occurred On: Oct-19-2012
By: waterlawman
In: Sports
Tags: slater, martin, doog, dougie, basketball, sports, news, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, halloffame,
Marked as: approved
Views: 1113 | Comments: 6 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 2 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
You need to be registered in order to add comments! Register HERE
Sort by: Newest first | Oldest first | Highest score first
Liveleak opposes racial slurs - if you do spot comments that fall into this category, please report them for us to review.

  • Rip

    Posted Oct-19-2012 By 
    fobfob77 (14246.52)

    (1)

  • waterlawman, Sorry for your loss sir, R.I.P Slater Martin..........!.

    Posted Oct-19-2012 By 
    pigshead (1211.06)  

    (1)

  • Wow! Slater Martin. The name brings back memories. Slater was a household name in our family growing up in Houston in the 50's. My mother, Davis '44, was a classmate and friend. Sorry to hear of his passing, but thanks for the post. Weighing in from Puget Sound, it's great to happen on a name that brings back fond memories of special times in far away places.

    Posted Oct-19-2012 By 
    commencents (65.80)

    (1)

  • And now there are only three white players in the entire NBA.

    Posted Oct-19-2012 By 
    MAKMAK (2404.30)

    (0)

  • Comment of user 'tavolo' has been deleted by item owner!

  • RIP Slater

    Posted Oct-19-2012 By 
    Jezzrix (15.90)  

    (0)

  • Comment of user 'wastedawayishe' has been deleted by item owner!
    • Comment of user 'Bthor420' has been deleted by item owner!
  • Comment of user 'Sessholvlaru' has been deleted by item owner!
  • Comment of user 'FAH-Q 916' has been deleted by item owner!

  • I knew Slater Dougie Martin very well.Funny story while he was in the off season some young guys asked him to play in a pick up game on a local play ground.They did not know who he was and you can guess he wowed them.They begged him to join their group and play other teams.He said it would be nice but he had other games to play.

    Posted Mar-26-2013 By 
    frnesbit (28.42)  

    (0)