Richard Warren "Buzzy" Wilkinson, whose grandmother nicknamed him after a comic-strip character is an American

United States

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 former basketball

Basketball

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 player who was selected by the Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

 in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 1955 NBA Draft

1955 NBA Draft

The 1955 NBA Draft was the ninth annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 13, 1955 before the 1955–56 season. In this draft, eight remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse...

 but never joined the team electing to stay in Charlottesville to attend law school

University of Virginia School of Law

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. A 6'2" guard-forward from the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 and a prolific scorer, he averaged 30 points per game, and totaled 2,233 points during his college career. His number 14 was the first number retired in Virginia Cavaliers basketball history.

Current

He is currently the president and CEO of First Century Bank based out of Bluefield, West Virginia

Bluefield, West Virginia

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