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Davis, Walter, 1954-2023

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Personal name headingDavis, Walter, 1954-2023
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Variant(s)Davis, Walter, 1954-
Davis, Sweet D, 1954-2023
Sweet D, 1954-2023
Place of birthPineville (N.C.)
Place of deathCharlotte (N.C.)
Field of activityBasketball
AffiliationNorth Carolina Tar Heels (Basketball team) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phoenix Suns (Basketball team)
Profession or occupationBasketball players
Found inIt's whoooosh! boom! whoop! time, 1978: p. 14 (Walter (Sweet D) Davis)
Basketball biographies, c1991 (Walter Davis; b. 1954; player for the Phoenix Suns)
Wikipedia, Nov. 14, 2023 (Walter Davis (basketball); Walter Pearl Davis; b. Sept. 9, 1954 in Pineville, NC; d. Nov. 2, 2023 in Charlotte, NC; American basketball player; after his college years with the North Carolina Tar Heels (1973-1977), he played professionally as a forward/guard for 15 years in the NBA, spending the majority of his career with the Phoenix Suns; was called "Sweet D" because of his seemingly effortless, smooth style of play and because of his strong defensive play)