Background
Warlick was born in Hickory, North Carolina and attended Ridgeview High School.
Warlick was born in Hickory, North Carolina and attended Ridgeview High School.
The 6"5" guard/forward played at Pueblo Junior College in Colorado, then transferred to Pepperdine University in 1961. At Pepperdine, he helped the school reach the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament after a season in which he averaged 16.4 points and 9.6 rebounds. He averaged 7.9 points per game in his professional career, which was cut short by a knee injury.
Warlick later worked for Purex Industries, then established the Youth Sports Foundation in Long Beach, California.
He died of a heart attack in 2005. Warlick"s brother, Ernie Warlick, played football for the Buffalo Bills.
Warlick then played professionally in the National Basketball Association and American Bar Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Warriors, Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Stars.