Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 35 - Rudy LaRusso (1967-69)

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The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.

To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the first of eight players who wore the No. 35 jersey for the Warriors.

That player would be Golden State forward alum Rudy LaRusso. After ending his college career at Dartmouth, LaRusso was picked up with the 12th overall selection of the 1959 NBA Draft by the (then) Minneapolis (now, Los Angeles) Lakers.

The Brooklyn, New York native played the first eight seasons of his pro career with the Lakers, coming to an end when he had his contract sold to the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1967 for the final two seasons of his NBA career.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, LaRusso wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 21.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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