Billy Cunningham

William John "Billy" Cunningham (born June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the "Kangaroo Kid", and coach.

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Cunningham is well-known for coaching the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 NBA Championship. Cunningham also played on the 1967 Sixers championship team (featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker).

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In 1987, Cunningham replaced Tom Heinsohn as the lead color commentator (alongside play-by-play man Dick Stockton) for CBS' NBA telecasts. Cunningham would leave CBS Sports the following season to join the Miami Heat expansion franchise as a minority owner; Cunningham ultimately sold his interest of the Heat on August 12, 1994. Cunningham was subsequently replaced on CBS by Hubie Brown.

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