Jay J. Carty Jr. (July 4, 1941 – May 4, 2017) was a
basketball
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player, public speaker, church consultant, and ministry leader.
He played collegiate basketball for
Oregon State University
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, and was selected by the
St. Louis Hawks
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in the 6th round (48th pick overall) of the
1962 NBA draft
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. He played for the
Los Angeles Lakers
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(1968–69) in the
National Basketball Association
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for 28 games.
Later, Carty worked in business in Oregon and Southern California.
Jay went on to a career in public speaking, founding "Yes! Ministries," speaking to thousands of youth and families across America. Jay authored many books, including books written with UCLA coach, John Wooden.
In 2012, Carty was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He died from this disease on May 4, 2017, aged 75.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
Regular season
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L.A. Lakers
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Playoffs
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1969
1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
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L.A. Lakers
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1941 births
2017 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from California
Deaths from multiple myeloma in California
Los Angeles Lakers players
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
People from Ridgecrest, California
Sportspeople from Kern County, California
Power forwards
St. Louis Hawks draft picks
20th-century American sportsmen
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