06-03-2007, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Southern California
Age: 33
Posts: 6,647
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R.I.P. Charles Johnson
CHARLES JOHNSON 1949-2007
'One of the best' by bay
A star as prep, collegian and NBA champ
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Charles Johnson, a basketball star at the high school, college and professional levels in the Bay Area and a starter on the Warriors' 1975 NBA championship team, died on Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 58.
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Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Johnson became a standout at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, and won the Central Coast Conference long jump competition as well. At Cal, he became a three-year starter and played on the 1971 Bears team that started five future NBA players -- Johnson, Ansley Truitt, John Coughran, Jackie Ridgle and Phil Chenier.
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Johnson averaged 8.1 points for his seven-year pro career, and averaged a career-high 10.9 points for the '75 Warriors. A tough, physical defender and scorer, Johnson was a key part of the Warriors' four-game sweep of the Washington Bullets in the finals.
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R.I.P. Charles Johnson
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