Chick Halbert

{{Short description|American basketball player (1919–2013)}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chick Halbert

| image = Chuck Halbert 1948.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Halbert in 1948

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|2|27}}

| birth_place = Albany, Texas

| nationality = American

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|3|4|1919|2|27}}

| death_place = Coupeville, Washington

| high_school = House (House, New Mexico)

| college = West Texas A&M (1939–1942)

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_position = Center

| career_number = 22, 20, 11, 6, 14, 13

| years1 = 1946–1947

| team1 = Chicago Stags

| years2 = 1947–1948

| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors

| years3 = 1948–1949

| team3 = Boston Celtics

| years4 = 1949

| team4 = Providence Steamrollers

| years5 = {{nbay|1949|start}}–{{nbay|1950|end}}

| team5 = Washington Capitols

| years6 = {{nbay|1950|end}}

| team6 = Baltimore Bullets

| highlights =

• All-BAA Second Team (1947)
• Third-team All-American – Converse (1942)

}}

Charles Pinkney "Chick" Halbert IV (February 27, 1919 – March 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.{{cite web |title=Charles Halbert Obituary |url=https://memorials.wallinfuneralhome.com/Halbert-Charles/1514343/obituary.php |website=Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC |accessdate=April 14, 2020}}

A 6'9" center from West Texas A&M University, Halbert played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the National Basketball Association). He was a member of the Chicago Stags, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Boston Celtics, the Providence Steamrollers, the Washington Capitols, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game in his career and earned All-BAA Second Team honors in 1947.