St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1966-1967 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Zelmo Beaty FC 206cm 102kg 4 Prairie View A&M 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Bridges FC 198cm 103kg 4 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Joe Caldwell GF 196cm 88kg 2 Arizona State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Richie Guerin SG 193cm 88kg 10 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Tom Hoover FC 206cm 104kg 3 Camden Bullets (United States) 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Lou Hudson GF 196cm 95kg 0 Minnesota 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Tommy Kron G 196cm 91kg 0 Kentucky 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Paul Silas PF 201cm 102kg 2 Creighton 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Dick Snyder GF 196cm 94kg 0 Davidson 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Rod Thorn G 193cm 88kg 3 West Virginia 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gene Tormohlen FC 203cm 104kg 3 Tennessee 1959 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 185cm 82kg 6 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1966-1967 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens R. Guerin L. Hudson B. Bridges Z. Beaty
Rotation   R. Thorn J. Caldwell P. Silas  
Rotation       G. Tormohlen  
Lim PT   T. Kron D. Snyder T. Hoover  

1966-1967 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Francisco Warriors44-37-
2St. Louis Hawks39-425
3Los Angeles Lakers36-458
4Chicago Bulls33-4811
5Detroit Pistons30-5114

1966-1967 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Lou Hudson All-Rookie First Team (1967)
Bill Bridges Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1967)
Lenny Wilkens Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1967)

1966-1967 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Lou Hudson 80 30.6 18.4 5.4 1.2
Bill Bridges 79 39.6 17.4 15.1 2.8
Lenny Wilkens 78 38.1 17.4 5.3 5.7
Joe Caldwell 81 27.9 13.8 5.5 2.0
Richie Guerin 80 28.4 13.7 2.4 4.3
Zelmo Beaty 48 34.6 17.8 10.7 1.2
Rod Thorn 67 17.4 8.8 2.4 1.8
Paul Silas 77 20.4 6.8 8.7 1.0
Gene Tormohlen 63 16.4 6.3 5.5 1.2
Dick Snyder 55 12.3 6.1 1.7 1.1
Tommy Kron 32 6.9 2.1 1.1 1.4
Tom Hoover 17 7.6 1.8 2.1 0.5

1966-1967 St. Louis Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Zelmo Beaty was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Zelmo Beaty signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962. Zelmo Beaty re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on July 24, 1963.

Lou Hudson was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lou Hudson signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1966.

Tommy Kron was selected as the #4 pick in the 3 Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Tommy Kron signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1966.

Paul Silas was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Paul Silas signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on May 4, 1964.

Dick Snyder was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Dick Snyder signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1966.

Lenny Wilkens was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lenny Wilkens signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1960.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bill Bridges, the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Chicago Zephyrs on June 14, 1962. Bill Bridges signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on January 8, 1963.

Acquired via Trade

Joe Caldwell was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Detroit Pistons on December 29, 1965.

Richie Guerin was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the New York Knicks on October 20, 1963.

Rod Thorn was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Detroit Pistons on December 24, 1965.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tom Hoover signed a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on November 10, 1966.

Gene Tormohlen signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962. Gene Tormohlen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 28, 1965.