Kenny Sears Biography
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Kenneth Robert Sears (August 17, 1933 – April 23, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first basketball player on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, appearing on the December 20, 1954 issue.\n', '
A 6\'9" forward from Santa Clara University, Sears played eight seasons (1955–1961, 1962–1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors. He averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game in his NBA career, appearing as an NBA All-Star in 1958 and 1959. Sears also led the NBA in field goal percentage twice (1959, 1960).\n', '
Sears spent the 1961–62 season in the short-lived American Basketball League.\n', '
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