Former Boston Celtics champion shooting guard and small forward Terry Duerod has passed away after a long fight with leukemia, per the Detroit News’ Tony Paul.
Duerod, who was known for his shooting in an era that did not especially value away-from-the-basket offense as it is now, played for Boston for just 53 games across two seasons between 1980 and 1982, winning a title with the team in 1981.
A native of Royal Oak, Michigan, Duerod attended his hometown University of Detroit Mercy to play collegiate basketball, where he would play for the Titans under NBA and NCAA basketball legend Dick Vitale.
Tough week, tough year.
First Tommy, now my brother and fellow NBA champ Terry Duerod.
Terry was a great friend & fan favorite at the OLD Boston Garden. Rest well my friend. @celtics pic.twitter.com/w3tcQv0zTv
— Cedric Maxwell (@cedricmaxwell81) November 13, 2020
The former Celtic was drafted by the Detroit Pistons after college, playing one more season with a hometown team before he would be taken by the newly-formed Dallas Mavericks in the 1980 NBA expansion draft.
Duerod would also play for the Golden State Warriors before leaving the league for good in 1983, after which he carved out a nearly three-decade long career as a firefighter in his beloved city of Detroit.
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