Bulls Legend Chet Walker Dies at 84; Hall of Famer Won NBA Title with 76ers

Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker, who won the 1967 NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers and was inducted into the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor, has died at 84 years old.

The NBPA and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news.

Walker played 13 NBA seasons, including seven All-Star campaigns, for the 76ers and Bulls between 1962 and 1975.

He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and enshrined in the Bulls’ Ring of Honor earlier this year.

Walker is also a member of the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame due to his performance at Bradley, where he earned the nickname “The Jet” and led his team to the 1960 NIT title.

He finished his college career as the program’s all-time leading scorer and still ranks fourth among the school’s points leaders today.

Out of Bradley, Walker was selected in the second round of the 1962 draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He remained with the team as they became the 76ers in 1963.

Walker combined with Wilt Chamberlain, Hall Greer and Billy Cunningham to form one of the most talented championship rosters as all time as the 76ers won their first championship in Philadelphia in 1967.

He was traded to the Bulls in 1969, where he established himself as one of the most consistent shooters in the league.

Walker helped Chicago reach the playoffs for six straight seasons, and the Western Conference Finals in each of his last two years with the team.

Walker set a Bulls single-game record by scoring 56 points against the Cincinnati Royals in Feb. 1972.

He finished out his career in 1975 having racked up 18,831 career points, while adding 7,314 rebounds and 2,136 assists in 1,032 total games.

At the time of his retirement, he was one of just eight players to play in more than 1,000 NBA games.

The Michigan native moved to Los Angeles after his retirement, producing a film about the mother of Isiah Thomas that won an Emmy.

He was honored by the Bulls in February as a member of the team’s first ring alongside fellow franchise legends like Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen.