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Walter Kennedy
Walter Kennedy (Executive. Born, Stamford, CT, June 8, 1912; died, Stamford, CT, June 26, 1977.) An energetic man of high integrity, James Walter Kennedy was commissioner of the N.B.A. for 12 years (1963-75), during which time the league grew from nine teams to 17. Kennedy began his term by negotiating the league’s first major national television […]