1976 Topps basketball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of a player who never met a shot he wouldn’t take, and didn’t include the word “defense” in his vocabulary, former Buffalo Braves’ guard William “Bird” Averitt. The picture on the card may look like a mug shot, but Averitt apparently enjoyed his basketball career, as he had some success in the old American Basketball Association with the Kentucky Colonels, helping them win the ABA title in 1974-75. When the 2 pro leagues merged, Colonels owner John Y. Brown received a cash payment to fold the Kentucky franchise, and used the money to purchase controlling interest in the NBA Braves. He then proceeded to help stock the team roster with some of his old Colonel players, including Averitt.