Lynn Shackelford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lynn Shackelford

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Burbank, California, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lynn Shackelford (born August 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. A graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California, Shackelford earned 7 varsity letters in 3 years in basketball, baseball and golf.
He was the CIF Player of the Year in basketball in 1965 for the Southern California Section. A 6'5" forward, Shackelford played college basketball at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden.
He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams(67, 68, 69).
The others are Lew Alcindor, Curtis Rowe and Henry Bibby.
He complemented his teammates as a dead eye pure shooter; most of his shots would be 3 pointers today. Shackelford played one season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians.
He was later a broadcaster for ESPN, CBS, and NBC.
Additionally he spent 7 seasons broadcasting all Los Angeles Lakers games with Chick Hearn.
He worked on the crew of the American game show Almost Anything Goes.