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| Position: | Center |
| League: | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Full name: | Clyde Edward Lovellette |
| Born: | September 7, 1929 Petersburg, Indiana |
| Died: | March 9, 2016 (aged 86) North Manchester, Indiana |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight: | 234 lbs (106 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 1953 for the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Final season: 1964 for the Boston Celtics | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Garfield (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
| College: | Kansas (1949–1952) |
| NBA Draft: | 1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Playing career: | 1951–1964 (13 years) |
| Career history | |
| 1951–1953 | Phillips 66ers |
| 1953–1957 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1957–1958 | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1958–1962 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1962–1964 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| NBA career playing statistics | |
| Points: | 11,947 (17.0 PPG) |
| Rebounds: | 6,663 (9.5 RPG) |
| Assists: | 1,165 (1.6 APG) |
| Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 1988) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2006) | |
| Medals | |
| Men's basketball | |
| Representing the United States
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| Olympic Games | |
 Gold
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1952 Helsinki |
Clyde Edward Lovellette (September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He won three championships with the Minneapolis Lakers and Boston Celtics in 1953, 1963, and 1964.