Past NBA greats such as Nate Thurmond, Walt " Clyde " Frazier, and Shaquille O ' Neal also played in Cleveland ( albeit near the end of their careers ).

In the 1975 – 76 season with Carr, Smith, Chones, Snyder, and newly acquired Nate Thurmond ; Fitch led the Cavaliers to a 49 – 33 record and a division title.

* 42 Nate Thurmond, C, 1975 – 77

The very next season, on a now fabled team known as " The Miracle of Richfield ", and led by team captain Carr, scoring small forward Campy Russell, shooting guard Bobby " Bingo " Smith, and a supporting cast of largely unknown players such as starting center Jim Chones, and an aging Nate Thurmond, Fitch coached the overachieving Cavs to its first winning season, an almost unexpected playoff berth and the Central Division title with a record of 49 – 33, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals against a heavily favored Boston Celtics team led by future Hall of Famers Dave Cowens, shooting guard John Havlicek, and All-Star point guard Jo Jo White.

Teamed with star center Nate Thurmond in San Francisco, Barry helped take the Warriors to the 1967 NBA Finals, which they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in six games.

Nathaniel " Nate " Thurmond ( born July 25, 1941, in Akron, Ohio ) is a retired American basketball player.

Known to fans as " Nate the Great ", Thurmond has had his # 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers franchises.

Thirteen Hall-of-Famers played for Hannum — in addition to Pettit, Chamberlain and Barry, he had also coached Cliff Hagan, Ed Macauley, Slater Martin, Dolph Schayes, Nate Thurmond, Billy Cunningham, Hal Greer, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy and Chet Walker.

While pioneering the run and gun, up-tempo style of play, the Akron, Ohio native Anderson developed a host of All-America athletes, the most prominent being Nate Thurmond.

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King announced Warrior games from 1962 to 1983, through the Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond, and Rick Barry eras and the team's only NBA Championship on the West Coast, in 1974-1975.

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* 1964 – Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach

* 1985 – Nate Diaz, American mixed martial artist

* 1969 – Nate Dogg, American rapper and actor ( 213 ) ( d. 2011 )

* 1923 – Nate Saint, American missionary ( d. 1956 )

* 1985 – Nate Barragar, American football player ( b. 1906 )

* 1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley was hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

* 1968 – Nate Mendel, American bassist ( Foo Fighters )

* 1984 – Nate Salley, American football player

* 1982 – Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter ( Fun and The Format )

* 1982 – Nate Jones, American football player and agent

* 1906 – Nate Barragar, American football player ( d. 1985 )

* 1976 – Nate Bump, American baseball player

* 1978 – Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician

* 1948 – Nate Archibald, American basketball player

* 1977 – Nate Robertson, American baseball player

* 1977 – Nate Corddry, American actor

* January 17 – Nate Hartley, American actor

* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U. S. missionaries Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming are killed for tresspassing by the Waodani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.

* April 28 – Nate Richert, American musician and former actor

Nate Champion ( Christopher Walken ) – a friend of Averill and an enforcer for the stockmen – kills a settler for suspected rustling and dissuades another from stealing a cow.

* Nate Archibald, former NBA Player was raised in Patterson Houses.

He shared the Co-Offensive Player of the Game award with teammate, quarterback Nate Longshore.

** Nate Salley, American football player

** Nate Archibald, American basketball player

* Nate Hawthorne, American basketball player

* Nate McLouth – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles

* Nate McLouth, professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles and Gold Glove winner.

* Nate Kiser-East Coast Hockey League player for the South Carolina Stingrays

* Nate Wayne, former NFL football player with Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, and Philadelphia Eagles.

* Nate Andrews, former Major League baseball player who pitched for five teams in a span of eight seasons.

* Nate Bauers, professional lacrosse player with the Washington Bayhawks

* Nate Colbert ( b. 1946 ), American baseball player

It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene.

* Nate DeLong, NBA player

The only player besides Musial to hit five home runs in a doubleheader is Nate Colbert, who achieved the feat in 1972.

* Nate Clements ( born 1991 ), American football player

* Nate McLouth ( born 1981 ), American baseball player