Walter Jones Bellamy (July 24, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.\n', '

Bellamy chose to play basketball at Indiana University. "In the summer after my junior year of high school I played with some guys from Indiana", he said. "Indiana at the time was the closest school to the South that would accept African-Americans. It was an easy transition for me to make. Not that I was naive to what was going on in Bloomington in terms of the times, but it didn\'t translate to the athletic department or the classroom. Every relationship was good."\n', '

Bellamy graduated from Indiana University with the most school rebounds in a career with 1,087 in only 70 games (15.5 per game). He also averaged 20.6 points per game and shot 51.7 percent from the floor for his college career. As a senior, Bellamy averaged 17.8 rebounds per game (still Indiana\'s record). He also holds the school records for most rebounds in a season (649) and most double-doubles in a career (59). In 2000, he was selected to Indiana University\'s All-Century Team.\n', '

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