Background
Zelmo Beaty Junior. was born on October 25, 1939 in Hillister, Texas.
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Zelmo Beaty Junior. was born on October 25, 1939 in Hillister, Texas.
He attended Scott High School in Woodville, Texas and later Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical. He was selected with the third pick of the 1962 National Basketball Association () Draft by the Saint Louis Hawks.
Saint Louis Hawks Beaty was named to the inaugural All-Rookie Team in 1963. He averaged more than 20 points per game in three different seasons, and over ten rebounds per game in six of his seven seasons with the Hawks. A physical player, Beaty led the in personal fouls in 1962-1963 and 1965-1966, and tied for the league lead in disqualifications during the 1963-1964 season.
Beaty made two All-Star Game appearances in 1966 and 1968 before leaving the to play in the rival American Basketball Association ().
Utah Stars Beaty retired in 1975 with combined /totals of 15,207 points and 9,665 rebounds. He briefly served as a coach for the "s Virginia Squires.
After pro ball, Beaty worked in financial planning. He also worked as a substitute physical education teacher in Seattle elementary schools.
Beaty died from cancer on August 27, 2013 at his home in Bellevue, Washington.
He was 73 years old.
He played a total of four seasons with the Stars, being named to the All-Second Team twice and making the All-Star Game three times, before returning to the as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.