Wes Unseld Center

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Wes Unseld.  Unseld played center for the Baltimore Bullets, who would eventually be known as the Capitol Bullets, and later the Washington Bullets.  Long after Unseld retired, they would become the Washington Wizards.  

Unseld was not flashy or tall, and played his entired career with the Bullet organization, kind of the antitheses of the image of the modern athlete.  He was playing when I started following the NBA in the late 60s and his career continued into the 80s.  His Bullets won the championship in 1978, sadly against the Seattle Super Sonics.  The Sonics would come back the following year to win the title.  

Unseld would later coach and be general manager of the Bullets.  

Unseld and Wilt Chamberlain to this day are the only NBA players to be chosen MVP and Rookie Of The Year in the same season.