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The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
For this article, we begin with the first of three players who wore the No. 54 jersey for the Warriors . That player would be Golden State big man alum Dale Schlueter.
After ending his college career at Colorado State, Schlueter was picked up with the 63rd overall selection of the 1967 NBA Draft by the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors. The Tacoma, Washington native played the first two seasons of his pro career with the Dubs, coming to an end when he was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1970 NBA expansion draft. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Schlueter wore only jersey No.
54 and put up 4. 3 points and 4. 8 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 54 - Dale Schlueter (1967-70)