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Knicks’ Willis Reed: ‘O Captain, our Captain!’

by Ron Marzlock

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Willis Reed Jr. was born in Hico, La., on June 25, 1942. At 6 feet, 9 inches tall, he showed a talent for basketball early on. His records at Grambling State University caught everyone’s eye. He was selected first pick in the second round of the 1964 NBA Draft. On Oct. 16, 1964.

Reed plays his first game for the New York Knicks.

Park City Estates, a three-building luxury complex, was built in The first New York home of Willis “The Captain” Reed, 1960. The complex’s first inhabit- when he came from Louisiana to New York in 1964, the ants were wealthy Jewish families Park City Estates at 61-35 98 St. in Rego Park, as it GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE; INSET NY KNICKS leaving the Bronx for Queens. By looks today.

1964 many UN diplomats and peoSquare Garden. ple of color were entering the complex.

With the money Reed earned he moved Reed’s agent got him into the luxury complex’s middle building at 61-35 98 St. The out to an impressive 36-story building at 300 Long Island Expressway abutting the com- East 34 St. in the Murray Hill section of plex helped get him to work in minutes. He Manhattan. He became head coach for the played his entire career with the Knicks, New Jersey Nets in 1988. He had two chilretiring in 1974. He is enshrined in the Nai- dren with his first wife, Geraldine, his colsmith Basketball Hall of Fame and his retired lege sweetheart. Reed passed away at age 80 Q No. 19 jersey hangs in the rafters at Madison on March 21, 2023, of heart failure.