John Fairchild

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John Fairchild

Personal information
Born	(1943-04-28) April 28, 1943 Encinitas, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	San Dieguito (Encinitas, California)
College	Palomar JC (1962–1963) BYU (1963–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1965–1970
Position	Power forward
Number	33, 24, 12, 30, 25
Career history
1965–1966	Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968	Anaheim Amigos (ABA)
1968	Denver Rockets (ABA)
1968–1969	Indiana Pacers (ABA)
1969–1970	Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – NABC (1965) 2× First-team All-WAC (1964–1965)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	1,085 (6.6 ppg)
Rebounds	523 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	115 (0.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Fairchild (born April 28, 1943) is a retired American basketball player.

Born in Encinitas, California, Fairchild played high school basketball at San Dieguito High School (class of 1961) and college basketball at Brigham Young University.

Fairchild was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 8th pick of the 2nd round (16th overall pick) of the 1965 NBA Draft. He played for the Lakers during the 1965–66 NBA season.

Fairchild later played in the American Basketball Association as a 6'8" forward for the Anaheim Amigos (1967–68), averaging 10.9 points per game. Fairchild later played for the Denver Rockets (1968–69 season), Indiana Pacers (1968–69 and 1969–1970 seasons) and Kentucky Colonels (1969–1970 season). He was a member of the Pacers team that was the ABA runner-up in 1969 and the subsequent team that won the 1970 ABA Championship.

External links

• John Fairchild at BYUCougars.com