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  1. Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft.

  2. Position: Power Forward and Center Shoots: Right. 6-8 , 210lb (203cm, 95kg) Born: , in Tuckerman, Died: September 14, 2002. College: High School: Stillwater in Stillwater, Draft: , 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), NBA Debut: Career Length: 7 years.

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  3. Sep 27, 2002 · They ran careful fingers over it, as if it were fine china. But it was gold -- a gold medal for basketball, which Jim had won in 1964, at the Olympic Games, as a member of the U.S. team.

  4. Jun 16, 2023 · Jim Barnes was a basketball star who played for Texas Western, the U.S. Olympic team, and five NBA teams. He was the first pick in the 1964 NBA draft and won a championship with the Celtics in 1969.

  5. Sep 18, 2002 · Jim "Bad News" Barnes, an Olympian in 1964 and the first player selected in that year's NBA draft, died of heart problems Saturday in a District hospital. He was 63.

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  7. Sep 14, 2023 · On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Jim Barnes passed away at age 61 in 2002. Barnes, a native of Tuckerman, Arkansas, played his college basketball at the University of Texas-El...

  8. Velvet James Barnes, also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft. He played college basketball at Texas Western College.

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