Chet Walker, Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer who helped initiate change in the NBA, dies at 84
Born Feb. 22, 1940, as the youngest of 10 children in rural Mississippi, Chester “Chet” Walker was raised by a strong, single mother who moved the family to Benton Harbor, Mich. Walker overcame poverty to earn a scholarship to Bradley University in Peoria, where he earned two All-American nods and won NIT titles in 1957 and 1960.