Pat Wiliams, Delaware native and NBA legend who built 76ers 1983 championship team, dies
Posted on AllSides July 18th, 2024
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Pat Williams, who built the 76ers last NBA championship team in the 1982-83 season, before becoming a co-founder of the Orlando Magic, died Wednesday at the age of 84. The cause of Williams' death was complications from viral pneumonia. Williams grew up in Delaware and attended the Tower Hill School. He became the Sixers' business manager as a 27-year-old in 1968 before leaving a year later to become the Chicago Bulls general manager, followed by the Atlanta Hawks. But Williams returned as Sixers GM in 1974, a year removed from...