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Tom Boerwinkle was a basketball player born on August 23, 1945. His height was seven foot (2m13 / 7-0).

Tom Boerwinkle scores a career high 31 points (1976)

On March 19, 1976, Tom Boerwinkle set his career high in points in a NBA game. That day he scored 31 points in Chicago's home win against Atlanta, 108-101. He also had 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. He shot 12/19 from two, shooting at 63.2% from the field. He also shot 7/8 from the free-throw line.

Tom Boerwinkle grabs a career high 37 rebounds (1970)

On January 08, 1970, Tom Boerwinkle set his career high in rebounds in a NBA game. That day he grabbed 37 rebounds in Chicago's home win against Phoenix, 152-123. He also had 22 points, 1 assist.

Tom Boerwinkle gives a career high 11 assists (1975)

On April 01, 1975, Tom Boerwinkle tied his career high in assists in a NBA game. That day he dished 11 assists in Chicago's road win against Buffalo, 93-98. He also had 12 points, 11 rebounds.

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Tom Boerwinkle

American basketball player (1945–2013)

Boerwinkle in 1969

Born(1945-08-23)August 23, 1945
Independence, Ohio
DiedMarch 26, 2013(2013-03-26) (aged 67)
Willowbrook, Illinois
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
High schoolMillersburg Military Institute
(Millersburg, Kentucky)
CollegeTennessee (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1968–1978
PositionCenter
Number18
1968–1978Chicago Bulls
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1967, 1968)
Points4,596 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds5,745 (9.0 rpg)
Assists2,007 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference

Thomas F. Boerwinkle (August 23, 1945 – March 26, 2013) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) center who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bulls.

Early life

Tom Boerwinkle was born in Independence, Ohio, one of three children of John and Katherine Boerwinkle.[1] John

Tom Boerwinkle, 67, Who Set a Bulls Record

Tom Boerwinkle, a stalwart center for the Chicago Bulls in the 1970s who once used his 7-foot frame to grab 37 rebounds in a game known both for that feat — a team record that still stands — and for the frigid conditions in which it was played, died on Tuesday at his home near Chicago. He was 67.

The cause was myelodysplastic syndrome, the Bulls said.

Long before the glory years of Michael Jordan, Boerwinkle was an unlikely and efficient playmaker in Chicago, a giant who deftly slipped backdoor passes, set decisive picks and collected the ball off the boards with steady professionalism.

He played all 10 of his seasons for the Bulls, often alongside stars like Matt Guokas, Jerry Sloan and Chet Walker, and ranks second on the team’s career rebound list. His 5,745 are behind only Jordan’s 5,836, yet Jordan played 35,887 minutes for the Bulls over 13 seasons while Boerwinkle played 14,387, according to Basketball-Reference.com. Boerwinkle also ranks eighth on the team in assists with 2,007. (Jordan is fi

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