Wayne Embry

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(right) meeting with Reuven Rivlin, president of Israel, at Beit HaNassi, August 2017 Wayne Richard Embry (born March 26, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, all of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Embry transitioned to a career as a professional basketball executive, becoming the first African American general manager and team president in NBA history. In 1999, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Since 2004, Embry has served as a senior basketball advisor for the Toronto Raptors.

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1. date of birth: 1937-03-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1937-03-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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