He was truly a great player but largely unknown today. And that's too bad.
Warriors great Nate Thurmond died Saturday of leukemia at the age of 74.
He was a beloved figure in San Francisco and an underappreciated player.
Thurmond broke in as Wilt Chamberlain's sidekick -a very early twin towers if you will - and when Chamberlain was traded really came into his own as the Warrior's center.
In the 1960s, there was little TV and not much footage of guys other than Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, and injuries robbed him of some of his immense talent.