Gar Heard
Garfield Heard (born May 3, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft. He had a 15-year NBA career for four teams (the Sonics, the Buffalo Braves/San Diego Clippers, the Chicago Bulls, and the Phoenix Suns). Heard is best known for a buzzer beater he made to send Game 5 of the 1976 Phoenix–Boston championship series into a third overtime. This feat is commonly known as "The Cow", or "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", in reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Concord Hymn", which was written about the Battle of Lexington.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1948 Hogansville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ethel Knight (LaGrange, Georgia) |
| College | Oklahoma (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970: 3rd round, 40th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 1970–1981 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 40, 24 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1970–1972 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1972–1973 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1973–1976 | Buffalo Braves |
| 1976–1980 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1980–1981 | San Diego Clippers |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–1993 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 1992–1993 | Dallas Mavericks (interim) |
| 1993–1997 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Washington Wizards |
| 2000–2001 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,828 (8.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,876 (7.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,220 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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