1970-71 Colorado Basketball Official Fact Book

Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, 1970. Staplebound. Very good. Stapled booklet. 36 pages in wraps. Front cover shows a picture of Cliff Meely which the basketball star has SIGNED in blue ink.Cliff Meely was an American basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, then at the University of Colorado Boulder for three years, from 1968 to 1971. He remains the Colorado Buffaloes' career leader in points per game and rebounds per game. Meely was a Big Eight all-conference performer all three years at Colorado, and was a first-team All American (truncated) as a senior. He is one of only three Colorado basketball player to have his number retired. He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1971 NBA draft. He played for the Rockets for five years, before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in his last NBA season. He went on to play two years in Europe before recurring back spasms forced his retirement. (Inventory #: 623)