Former Knicks champion David Stallworth dies at 75

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Ex-Knicks reserve forward David Stallworth took two years off after his heart attack in 1967 at age 25 and came back to the Knicks. It’s a good thing Stallworth did because the Knicks may never have won their first NBA title during the 1969-70 season.

Stallworth, who passed away Thursday at the age of 75, was the third overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft but is best remembered for his heroics in Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Lakers at the Garden after captain Willis Reed went down.

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