Bowling Green, Ohio - Nate Thurmond, one of Bowling Green State University's most accomplished athletes across any sport and one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, has passed away at the age of 74.
Thurmond arrived in Bowling Green in the fall of 1960 to play for legendary Falcons' coach Harold Anderson. In his freshman season, he made an immediate impact by scoring 17.8 points per game and adding a school-record 18.7 rebounds per game. His total of 449 rebounds remains the second-most ever in one season at BGSU.
During his final two seasons, Thurmond teamed with Howard Komives to produce the only back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in BGSU history in 1961-62 and 1962-63.