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Wayman Tisdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons, from 1985 until 1997, as a member of the Indiana Pacers, the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. Following his retirement from professional basketball, Tisdale embarked on a recording career as a jazz bass guitarist. In early 2007, Tisdale was diagnosed with bone cancer.
Tisdale lost his battle with bone cancer on the morning of Friday, May 15, 2009. He died at the age of 44.ESPN.com: Sooners Legend Tisdale Dies at 44
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Fast Facts
- Born June 9, 1964
- Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Died: May 15, 2009
- Three-time All-American
- Played for University of Oklahoma for three seasons
- First college freshman to become an All-American
- Won a Gold Medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Drafted second overall in the 1985 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers
- Inducted to the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009
- Recording debut: Power Forward (1995)
- Band: The Fifth Quarter
- Diagnosed with bone cancer in 2007
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Cancer
Tisdale was diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2007 after slipping on stairs and shattering his knee. Doctors were puzzled that someone with his athleticism and relative youth would endure such a drastic injury from a fall, and eventually pinpointed the underlying cause as osteosarcoma, a malignant form of bone cancer.ESPN: Tisdale's biggest rebound comes after loss of leg to cancer (December 3, 2008) In order to prevent the disease from spreading, Tisdale underwent chemotherapy and had a portion of his right leg amputated.Chicagotribune.com: Tisdale Has Part of Leg Amputated (August 27, 2008) He died on May 15, 2009. -
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Career NBA Stats
- Games played: 840DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Points: 12,878DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Points per game: 15.3DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Field goals made: 5,338DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Field goals attempted: 10,575DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Field-goal percentage: .505DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Total rebounds: 5,116DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Rebounds per game: 6.1DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Assists: 1,077DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Steals: 464DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
- Blocks: 500DatabaseBasketball.com: Wayman Tisdale Stats
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got Wayman Tisdale's "It's Alright, It's Okay, Hold Your Head Up, Keep The Faith" song on repeat now. I need to hear this song now.
@cdcdrum | November 11, 2009 02:18 AM -
Former OU athletes Lee Roy Selmon, Wayman Tisdale among 7 people to be inducted this week into Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
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Awesome tribute from Toby Keith to the late Wayman Tisdalehttp://bit.ly/1fBxS0
@swirsk054 | November 10, 2009 06:17 PM -
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"Get Down on It" ... by Wayman Tisdale: http://bit.ly/MXqdf #fb
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Wayman Tisdale autographed Basketball card (Sacramento Kings) - $23.00
Wayman Tisdale signed Basketball card (Sacramento Kings) *This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity along with matching tamper-proof holograms from Autograph Warehouse, guaranteeing the authenticity of this hand-signed autograph. A...
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Rebound - $18.98
Wayman Tisdale is on the Rebound with his special 2008 deluxe edition. A dozen tunes to bounce around on your player of Wayman singing and sharing the mic on one song with guest Toby Keith. Wayman Lawrence Tisdale of Tulsa, Oklahoma is a f...
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View All Wayman Tisdale Questions (9) | Ask a QuestionWhat type of cancer did Wayman Tisdale die from? (1 Answer)Wayman Tisdale died after his two year battle with bone cancer. read moreWho is Wayman Tisdale? (1 Answer)Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4tDYRz_tA read moreWhat will smooth jazz music sound like without Wayman Tisdale ? (1 Answer)He's not one of my favorites, but I do like a few of the songs from his Way Up album. 90% of smooth jazz is crap.... it takes me a ... read more
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