St. Louis Hawks Playoff Rosters

1965-1966 St. Louis Hawks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Zelmo Beaty FC 6-9 225 Oct 25, 1939 26 Prairie View A&M 3 1962 1st Rnd, #5, St. Louis Hawks
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 Apr 4, 1939 26 Kansas 3 1961 3rd Rnd, #32, Chicago Zephyrs
Joe Caldwell GF 6-5 195 Nov 1, 1941 24 Arizona State 1 1964 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Mike Farmer SF 6-7 210 Sep 26, 1936 29 San Francisco 6 1958 1st Rnd, #4, New York Knicks
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 May 29, 1932 33 Iona 9 1954 2nd Rnd, #17, New York Knicks
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 Dec 9, 1931 34 Kentucky 9 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 6, Boston Celtics
Jeff Mullins GF 6-4 190 Mar 18, 1942 24 Duke 1 1964 1st Rnd, #7, St. Louis Hawks
Paul Silas PF 6-7 225 Jul 12, 1943 22 Creighton 1 1964 2nd Rnd, #12, St. Louis Hawks
Rod Thorn SG 6-4 195 May 23, 1941 24 West Virginia 2 1963 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Zephyrs
Gene Tormohlen FC 6-8 230 May 12, 1937 28 Tennessee 2 1959 2nd Rnd, #13, Syracuse Nationals
Jim Washington PF 6-6 210 Jul 1, 1943 22 Villanova 0 1965 1st Rnd, #9, St. Louis Hawks
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 Oct 28, 1937 28 Providence 5 1960 1st Rnd, #6, St. Louis Hawks

1965-1966 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 5
Second Round W2 Baltimore Bullets W3 St. Louis Hawks STH in 3
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Boston Celtics BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #2 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1965-1966 St. Louis Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Richie Guerin 10 39.9 20.6 3.7 7.9
Bill Bridges 10 42.1 20.3 14.9 2.8
Zelmo Beaty 10 41.8 19.0 13.1 2.2
Joe Caldwell 10 31.5 18.7 5.5 1.6
Lenny Wilkens 10 39.1 17.1 5.4 7.0
Cliff Hagan 10 20.0 11.3 3.4 1.8
Rod Thorn 10 11.9 3.8 1.7 1.0
Paul Silas 7 11.4 2.6 4.9 0.3
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.3 1.2 3.0 1.0
Jim Washington 4 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.0
Jeff Mullins 4 3.2 0.8 1.0 0.0

1965-1966 St. Louis Hawks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record St. Louis Leaders Washington Leaders
Mar 24, 1966
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Washington
W, 111-113 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 33. Joe Caldwell
PTS: 38. Don Ohl
Mar 27, 1966
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Washington
W, 100-105 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 25. R. Guerin
PTS: 27. Jim Barnes
Mar 30, 1966
v.
Washington
W, 121-112 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals
3-0 PTS: 32. Bill Bridges
PTS: 32. Don Ohl

1965-1966 St. Louis Hawks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record St. Louis Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 1, 1966
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L.A. Lakers
L, 129-106 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 22. R. Guerin
PTS: 28. Jerry West
Apr 3, 1966
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L.A. Lakers
L, 125-116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 36. Zelmo Beaty
PTS: 42. Elgin Baylor
Apr 6, 1966
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 120-113 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 27. Bill Bridges
PTS: 32. Jerry West
Apr 9, 1966
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 95-107 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 22. Zelmo Beaty
PTS: 42. Jerry West
Apr 10, 1966
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L.A. Lakers
W, 100-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 29. L. Wilkens
PTS: 31. Jerry West
Apr 13, 1966
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L.A. Lakers
W, 131-127 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 29. Bill Bridges
PTS: 38. Jerry West
Apr 15, 1966
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L.A. Lakers
L, 130-121 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
3-4 PTS: 29. Cliff Hagan
PTS: 35. Jerry West