R.I.P. WAYMAN TISDALE

Nice NBA Player, Great Musician, Even Better Person & Man of God.

As an NBA player Wayman Tisdale averaged over 15 points and six rebounds per game in a 12-season professional career with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento and Phoenix Suns. In 1997, Tisdale retired to focus on his "first love", his musical career. He launched his music career with Power Forward in 1995 on the Motown Label. Primarily a bass player, he recorded eight albums, with the 2001 release Face to Face climbing to No. 1 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. In 2002, he was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. In March 2007, Tisdale underwent treatment for cancer in his knee (osteosarcoma), which was discovered after he fell down a flight of stairs in his home on February 8, and broke his leg. In August 2008, Tisdale had part of his right leg amputated because of the bone cancer but never got down on himself and continued his musical career with his most last release, Rebound, which was written and released in Summer 2008 after he had been diagnosed with cancer. Tisdale died the morning of May 15, 2009 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. He was 44 Years Old.

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*The man was an inspiration to all who knew him and he lived the way we all should even if the chips are down. R.I.P. WAYMAN TISDALE