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The name Curtis means "Courteous" and is of French origin.
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Curtis Perry
Curtis R. Perry (born September 13, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State) and played at forward.
At Missouri State, Perry helped the team to a school record 28 consecutive wins.
Perry was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft and by the Virginia Squires in the 1970 American Basketball Association Draft.
Perry played for the NBA's San Diego / Houston Rockets (1970–71), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–74) and Phoenix Suns (1974–78).
In his rookie season with San Diego in 1970–71, he was sent to the Northwest Travellers of the Continental Basketball Association in January 1971 and returned to the Rockets in March. He helped the Bucks win the 1971–72 and 1972–73 NBA Midwest Division titles, and the 1973–74 NBA Western Conference championship. He also helped the Phoenix Suns win the 1975–76 NBA Western Conference championship. On February 15, 1975, Perry scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in a 111-107 loss against the Atlanta Hawks. In the 1976 Finals, Perry was a key player in "the greatest game ever played" in NBA history.
In 8 NBA seasons, Perry played in 480 games and had 13,656 minutes played, a .455 field goal percentage (1,904 for 4,188), .699 free throw percentage (770 for 1,101), 4,239 rebounds, 906 assists, 1,670 personal fouls and 4,578 points. He averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Perry played for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) from 1983 to 1984.
He was inducted into the Missouri State athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.
Source: Curtis Perry, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaCurtis Perry (athlete)
Curtis Perry (born 26 October 1974) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
He competed at the 1999 World Championships, but only reached the quarter-final. At the 1999 Pan American Games he won the silver medal in the 200 metres and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay. In relay he also finished second at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.
Collegiately he competed for the LSU Tigers, winning the NCAA Division I-Championship title in 1998.
His personal best time was 20.25 seconds, achieved in April 1997 in El Paso.
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