Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 55 - Ed Nealy (1992-93)
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Nealy wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 1. 5 points and 1.
6 rebounds per game.
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 fifth of nine players who wore the No. 55 jersey for the Warriors . That player would be Golden State forward alum Ed Nealy.
After ending his college career at Kansas State, Nealy was picked up with the 166th overall selection (there were many more rounds in that era of the draft) of the 1982 NBA Draft by the (then) Kansas City (now, Sacramento) Kings The Pittsburg, Kansas native played the first three seasons of his pro career with Kansas City. He also played in other leagues, for the San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Bulls again, and the Suns again before he signed with the Dubs n 1992. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt back to the Bulls in 1993.