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Walter Davis, NBA All-Star and standout at North Carolina, dies at 69

Walter Davis, a former NBA rookie of the year, five-time All-Star and standout for the North Carolina Tar Heels, has died at age 69. (AP)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 69.

Davis was a star in college for North Carolina where he played for the late Dean Smith. It was North Carolina, where Davis’ nephew Hubert Davis is the Tar Heels’ basketball coach, which announced Water Davis’ death Thursday.

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