Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 55 - Wayne Hightower (1962-65)
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 nine players who wore the No. 55 jersey for the Warriors . That player would be Golden State forward alum Wayne Hightower.
After ending his college career at Kansas, Hightower was picked up with the seventh overall selection of the 1962 NBA Draft by the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native played parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Dubs, coming to an end when he was dealt to the (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards) in 1965. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Hightower wore only jersey No.
55 and put up 10. 1 points 6. 0 rebounds, and 1.
0 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No.