Chicago Bulls in the 1966 NBA Expansion draft. Boozer flourished in his first year with Chicago, averaging 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds and leading the young franchise into the playoffs. The following year, he averaged 21.5 points and 9.8 rebounds and became the third Bull to appear in the NBA All-Star Game (after Guy Rodgers and Jerry Sloan). During the 1968–1969 season, Boozer averaged a career-high 21.7 points per game, but the Bulls failed to make the playoffs, and Boozer was soon traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. Milwaukee Bucks After a season with the SuperSonics, Boozer was traded to the Bucks with Lucius Allen for Zaid Abdul-Aziz. That season, Boozer played a key role as a reserve as the Bucks won their first NBA championship. NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs He ended his career with 12,964 total points and 7,119 total rebounds. Later years Boozer returned to Omaha after his career ended, and worked as an executive for the Bell Systems. He was later appointed to the Nebraska Parole Board and volunteered at Boys Town, the home for troubled youth. Bob Boozer Drive is a street named in his honor in his native Omaha. Boozer died due to a brain aneurysm in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 2012. He was 75. References Sachare, Alex. The Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1999. External links 1937 births 2012 deaths African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Nebraska Chicago Bulls expansion draft picks Chicago Bulls players Cincinnati Royals draft picks Cincinnati Royals players Deaths from intracranial aneurysm Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players Los Angeles Lakers players Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Milwaukee Bucks players National Basketball Association All-Stars New York Knicks players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Peoria Caterpillars players Power forwards (basketball) Seattle SuperSonics players Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska United States men's national basketball team players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people