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The only other enshrined Olympic team is that of 1992. He was inducted into IU’s Hall of Fame in 1982.

“I just like to think I made a contribution to basketball,” Bellamy said in a 2007 interview.

He wore seven NBA uniforms: Chicago Packers and Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and New Orleans Jazz. He was traded three times: from the Bullets to Knicks in November 1965, from Knicks to Pistons, and from Pistons to Hawks in February 1970.

Russell once told Sports Illustrated that Bellamy, at his finest, was one of his toughest rivals. Bellamy, sometimes critiqued for not always being at his best, was often stuck on rebuilding or expansion teams.

Before he coached the ABA’s Indiana Pacers, Hoosier great Bobby “Slick” Leonard coached the Bullets. The Bullets were 31–49 in 1963–64, and Leonard largely blamed Bellamy. The coach frequently chided the center for not hustling, and twice Bellamy was fined . . . despite a season in which he averaged 27.0 points and 17.0 rebounds.