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USA Today
28-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 16 - Bill Closs (1950-51)
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 third of nine players who wore the No. 16 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State forward alum Bill Closs. After ending his college career at Rice, Closs signed with the (defunct) Anderson Packers in 1949. The Edge, Texas native was drafted by the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors in the Packers dispersal draft when that team went under the following offseason. His stay with the team would span a single season, with the forward signing with the (then) Fort Wayne (now, Detroit) Pistons in 1951 for the final season of his BAA/NBA career. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Closs wore only jersey No. 16 and put up 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
Hamilton Spectator
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Local trio named to national rugby team
Three young Uxbridge residents will be representing Canada on the international stage in June as members of the national men's Under-20 rugby team. Rowan Closs, Cole Harris and Andrew Neveu are all former members of the Uxbridge Secondary School Tigers and the Durham Lords rugby team at Durham College. Jim Closs, who coaches at the Brock rugby club and is Rowan's father, said the three were invited to trials in Vancouver in February and all were named to the Under-20 team. Prior to that, Rowan and Cole attended a development academy called Pacific Pride in Victoria, and were also members of Canada's Under-18 squad. 'There's never been a time when three guys from the same town were on the same team at the same time,' Closs said. He noted that Uxbridge's Amber Edgerton has made the women's national team, being named to the women's Under-20 squad. Playing together for the USS Tigers and Brock Rugby Club in Sunderland since 2019, the three won multiple LOSSA championships and earned silver and bronze finishes at OFSAA. With the Durham College Lords, they won OCAA bronze. They also won a National U-19 Championship with Ontario in 2024. Closs said the three will attend training camp on Vancouver Island from May 11-21, and then head for Fiji on May 22 for the Oceania rugby tournament in June, where they will face such powerhouses as Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Edgerton and the women's team will be headed to Ireland. Noting that the trip will be expensive (Closs figured it will cost each player at least $5,000 for the Fiji trip) Closs has started a GoFundMe fundraiser for the players. He said Monday that the fund has raised over $9,000 so far. On Tuesday, the players met with Mayor Dave Barton, who presented them with a $1,000 donation from the Mayor's Golf Fund. Those interested in helping can visit
