NBA players born in 1935

21 NBA players on file were born in 1935. Guy Rodgers leads them with 10,415 career points. The first born in 1935 to play in the NBA was Connie Rea, in 1953-54. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1935 (21)

Former NBA players born in 1935
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Guy RodgersG1958–197012892 GP · 10,415 PTS · 3,791 REB · 6,917 AST—
Gus JohnsonF1963–197310581 GP · 9,944 PTS · 7,379 REB · 1,541 AST—
Jim KrebsC1957–19647515 GP · 4,128 PTS · 3,177 REB · 429 AST—
Charlie TyraC1957–19625348 GP · 3,091 PTS · 2,567 REB · 315 AST—
Barney CableF1958–19646362 GP · 2,372 PTS · 1,888 REB · 380 AST—
Steve HamiltonF1958–1960282 GP · 368 PTS · 278 REB · 43 AST—
Bill ThiebenF1956–1958285 GP · 337 PTS · 272 REB · 24 AST—
Nick MantisG1959–1963242 GP · 236 PTS · 91 REB · 92 AST—
Maury KingG1959–1963238 GP · 226 PTS · 106 REB · 144 AST—
Larry FriendG1957–1958144 GP · 175 PTS · 106 REB · 47 AST—
Brendan McCannG1957–1960341 GP · 74 PTS · 50 REB · 65 AST—
Jerry BirdF1958–1959111 GP · 25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST—
Connie ReaG1953–1954120 GP · 23 PTS · 31 REB · 16 AST—
Jerry PaulsonG1957–195816 GP · 20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST—
Bill EbbenG1957–195818 GP · 15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST—
Bob SantiniF1955–195614 GP · 11 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST—
Norm StewartF1956–195715 GP · 10 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST—
George H. Bon SalleF1961–196213 GP · 4 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST—
Hal LearG1956–195713 GP · 4 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST—
George BrownF1957–195811 GP · 1 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST—
Ray RadziszewskiF1957–195811 GP · 0 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST—

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.