Walter Bond is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Minnesota, Bond was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons. He played for the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons. He was also signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995 and the Atlanta Hawks in 1997, but did not play in any NBA games for those clubs. In his NBA career, Bond played in 153 games, and scored a total of 873 points. On November 10, 1992, in just his second professional game in the NBA, he scored a career high 25 points as a Maverick against the Minnesota Timberwolves. His single game scoring stats declined for the rest of his 151 NBA games. He also played professionally in Italy for Cirio Avellino. Walter is now a motivational speaker, booking over 100 speaking appearances every year in the United States and internationally. He is also the host of Food Network series Giving You The Business, which premiered in April 2013. Bond had his 1990 NCAA elite 8 ring stolen from him in 1991. 

February 1st, 1969 in Chicago (Age 55)