Bill Bridges was a rebounding machine. When he finished his Kansas men’s basketball career in 1961, his 1,081 boards amassed in three years were the second-most in school history. His 580 rebounds in conference games remains a record.
He carried that ability into the NBA and was a three-time All-Star and a member of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Championship team in his final season, 1975.
Kansas announced Thursday that Bridges died on Sept. 25 in Santa Monica, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
Bridges arrived on campus from Hobbs, N.M., in 1959, the year after Wilt Chamberlain departed, and made an immediate impact.