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Daniel James "Gus" Gerard (born July 27, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Carolina Cougars and Spirits of St. Louis and Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The 1974-75 American Basketball Association season saw the Spirits of St. Louis, led by Marvin Barnes, Maurice Lucas, Gus Gerard and coach Bob MacKinnon, finish third in the ABA Eastern Division and defeat the New York Nets in the 1975 ABA Semifinals before losing in the Eastern Division Finals to the eventual ABA champion Kentucky Colonels.
Twelve players from the final two Spirits of St. Louis rosters (1974–76) played in the NBA during the 1976–77 season and beyond: Maurice Lucas, Ron Boone, Marvin Barnes, Caldwell Jones, Lonnie Shelton, Steve Green, Gus Gerard, Moses Malone Don Adams, Don Chaney, M. L. Carr and Freddie Lewis. [12]
Gus Gerard: SF 6-8 200 July 27, 1953 University of Virginia 30 George Irvine: SF 6-6 200 February 1, 1948 University of Washington 25 Dan Issel: C 6-9 235 October 25, 1948 University of Kentucky 24 Bobby Jones: PF 6-9 210 December 18, 1951 University of North Carolina 44 Ralph Simpson: SG 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 Michigan State University 21 ...
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Gus Gerard - 1976; Monte Towe - 1976; Roger Brown - 1976; Jimmy Foster - 1976; ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. Spencer Haywood - 1970; Warren Jabali - 1973; David Thompson - 1976; ABA All-Star Game head coaches. Larry Brown – 1975, 1976; ABA All-Time Team. Mack Calvin; Spencer Haywood; Dan Issel; Warren Jabali; David Thompson