Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 15 - John Windsor (1963-64)
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 15 - John Windsor (1963-64)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the ninth of 27 players who wore the No. 15 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State forward alum John Windsor. After ending his college career at Stanford, Windsor was picked up with the 41st overall selection of the 1962 NBA draft by the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers).
After his rookie season, the Kansas City, Missouri native was dealt to the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1963. His stay with the team would span just 11 games, his last in the NBA.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Windsor wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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