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Shaler Halimon, Jr. (March 30, 1945 – April 19, 2021) was an American basketball player. He played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA).

Shaler Halimon

Personal information
Born	(1945-03-30)March 30, 1945 Tampa, Florida
Died	April 19, 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 76) Vancouver, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College	Imperial Valley CC (1964–1966) Utah State (1966–1968)
NBA draft	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1968–1973
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	26, 19, 11, 15
Career history
1968–1969	Philadelphia 76ers
1969–1970	Chicago Bulls
1970–1971	Portland Trail Blazers
1971	Atlanta Hawks
1971–1973	Dallas Chaparrals
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Halimon, a 6'5" swingman from Tampa, Florida, played college basketball at Imperial Valley Community College and Utah State University. Halimon averaged 25.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in his two seasons at Utah State.[1]

At the conclusion of his college career, Halimon was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1968 NBA Draft (14th overall pick). He played in the NBA for the 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers and Atlanta Hawks and for the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA. He averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the NBA and 6.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in the ABA.[2]

In 1973, Halimon retired from the game. He worked first as a social worker in San Antonio, Texas, then as a city bus driver in Portland, Oregon.[3] He became a driver for TriMet, the transit agency for the Portland metropolitan area, in 1978.[4] The agency named him its "Bus operator of the year" in 2010".[4][5] He retired from TriMet in 2012.[6]

Halimon died on April 19, 2021.[7][8]

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