Gene Short
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- Full Name
- Gene Short
- Born
- August 7, 1953
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- Age
- 72 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Leo
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Athlete, Basketball Player
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Biography
Gene Short is 72 years old, an athlete, from United States.
Eugene Short Jr. (August 7, 1953 – March 16, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 200 lb small forward and attended Jackson State University. Short was from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was selected 9th overall by the NBA's New York Knicks in the 1975 NBA draft. In the previous year he was selected by the American Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs in the fifth round of the 1974 ABA Draft.
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