Post details: Len Bias
11/24/07
Len Bias
What professional sports team has retired a number of a player who never played a single game for them? It is the Boston Celtics, and it is Leonard Bias' number 30.
Just one day after being drafted by the Celtics the highly talented Len died tragically of a drug overdose. The cause of his death is listed as a cocaine induced heart attack.
In college Len played for the University of Maryland, and set a school record by scoring 2,149 points! Wow! Some say that this bright young star was so good that he would have eclipsed even the likes of Larry Bird....
Sadly we will never know....
Further Reading:
Where Are They Buried, How Did They Die? By Tod Benoit
Len Bias - Wiki entry
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