Cliff Meely, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cliff Meely

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Rosedale, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 29-May-2013

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Cliff Meely (July 10, 1947 – May 29, 2013) was an American basketball player who 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 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.
His best season statistically was his rookie season, when he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per games.
Meely died at a Boulder, Colorado hospital in 2013 of a blood infection.
He was 65.