Added: Feb 6, 2012

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[pat williams talking to dudley rutherford, filling in for frank pastore] 2/6/12 TALKING ABOUT JOHN WOODEN, LEGENDARY UCLA BRUINS COACH "...Williams played a major factor in bringing the NBA title to 1983. Throu moves during that time, Williams played a major factor in bringing the NBA title to Philadelphia Williams joined the Sixers in 1968 as the club's business manager. The next season, at the tender age of 29 he became the general manager of the Chicago Bulls, and remained in that post until 1973. While in Chicago, he raised average game attendance figures at Chicago Stadium from 3,700 to more than 10,000 per game In 1973, he left the Bulls organization to become general manager of the Atlanta Hawks, where he served one season before returning to take over the reins in Philadelphia Though Williams has spent well over four decades in the NBA, his first love is baseball, the sport that earned him a scholarship to Wake Forest University. While at Wake Forest, Williams earned a bachelor's degree in physical education. He was a three- year letterman as a catcher on the Demon Deacons baseball team and is a member of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. He later went on to earn a master's of science degree in physical education from Indiana University in 1964 Williams' baseball career began when he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 and spent two seasons catching for the Miami Marlins, a Class A club in the Florida State League. He quickly moved from the playing field to the front office, when he was appointed business manager of Miami in 1964. He took the general manager job with the Spartanburg (S.C.) Phillies in 1965 and was later elevated to the position of president of the organization in 1967 In 1967, he was chosen the Minor League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News. Williams remains active in baseball as a catcher in Dream Week games in Florida during the winter. He was also the president of Orlando's Double-A Southern League team from 1990-1993. Pat's son, Bobby, is the Washington Nationals' Farm Director and his son, Thomas, is the senior accountant for the Boston Red Sox Pat was born in Philadelphia on May 3, 1940, and was raised in nearby Wilmington, Del., where he attended Tower Hill ..." http://www.nba.com/magic/news/executives.html

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