Walt Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWalt Simon
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1939
Place of Birth: Delcambre, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 10-Oct-1997
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Walt Simon
- Walter J.
- Simon (December 1, 1939 – October 10, 1997) was an American basketball player.
- A 6'6" forward/guard from Benedict College, he played seven seasons (1967–1974) in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans/New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels.
- He appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game, and he scored 6,414 career points. After retiring from basketball, he went on to work for John Y.
- Brown, Jr.
- (who had owned the Kentucky Colonels with his wife, Ellie Brown) at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
- Simon became the first black Vice President of a Fortune 500 Company. Born in Delcambre, Louisiana, Simon left a wife, Marge Simon, and three children: Michael, Chris, and Geanai.
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