# Butch Booker

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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Butch Booker
| image        = 
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| caption      =
| position     = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 10
| weight_lb    = 230
| league       =
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| number       = 41
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1945|07|20}}
| birth_place  = 
| nationality  = American
| high_school  = Colwyn ([Darby, Pennsylvania](/source/Darby%2C_Pennsylvania))
| college      = [Cheyney](/source/Cheyney_Wolves_men's_basketball) (1965–1969)
| draft_year   = 1969
| draft_round  = 4
| draft_pick   = 46
| draft_team   = [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/Seattle_SuperSonics)
| career_start = 1969
| career_end   = 1971
| years1 = [1969–1970](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_ABA_season)
| team1  = [Miami Floridians](/source/Miami_Floridians)
| years2 = 1970–1971
| team2 = [Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers](/source/Binghamton_Flyers)
| highlights    =
* Second-team [''Parade'' All-American](/source/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team) (1964)
| profile       = 
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'''Harold "Butch" Booker''', also known as Hal Booker (born July 20, 1945) is a retired American [basketball](/source/basketball) player.

He played collegiately for the [Cheyney University of Pennsylvania](/source/Cheyney_University_of_Pennsylvania). He was drafted by both the [New York Knicks](/source/New_York_Knicks) (5th round) and the [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/Seattle_SuperSonics) (4th round) in the 1968 and 1969 editions of the NBA draft, respectively, but never played for either team.

He played for the [Miami Floridians](/source/Miami_Floridians) (1969–70) in the [ABA](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(1967-1976)) for 12 games.

Booker played 10 games for the [Binghamton Flyers / Trenton Pat Pavers](/source/Binghamton_Flyers) in the [Eastern Basketball Association](/source/Eastern_Basketball_Association) (EBA) during the 1970–71 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Butch Booker minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-bookebut001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 10, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{basketballstats|bbr=b/bookebu01|name=Butch Booker}}

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Category:1945 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Centers (basketball)
Category:Cheyney Wolves men's basketball players
Category:Denver Rockets draft picks
Category:Miami Floridians players
Category:New York Knicks draft picks
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Category:Seattle SuperSonics draft picks

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