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Former Syracuse star, Knicks player Louis Orr dies at 64

FILE - Seton Hall head basketball coach Louis Orr smiles as he answers a question at Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J., Sunday, March 12, 2006, after his team was selected for the NCAA Tournament. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File) FILE - Bowling Green coach Louis Orr gives instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in East Lansing, Mich. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.(AP Photo/Al Goldis, File) FILE - Syracuse basketball greats Roosevelt Bouie, left, and Louis Orr, right, thank the crowd during a ceremony where their jerseys were retired during half time of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File) FILE - Bowling Green head coach Louis Orr in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game with Michigan, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File) FILE - Former Syracuse basketball great Louis Orr watches a video monitor during a ceremony where his jersey was retired at half time of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File) FILE - Indiana Pacers' Louis Orr drives to the basket as Washington Bullets' Spencer Haywood (24) goes for the block during second quarter action at the Capital Center in Landover, Md., Dec. 26, 1981. Haywood knocked the ball away, into the hands of teammate Greg Ballard. Louis Orr, a standout at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr's family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.(AP Photo/Joe Giza, File)
Former Syracuse star, Knicks player Louis Orr dies at 64