Harthorne Wingo, 73, Fan Favorite on Knicks Title Team, Dies

Harthorne Wingo, 73, Fan Favorite on Knicks Title Team, Dies
Harthorne Wingo waves to the crowd during a ceremony to honor the 1972-73 world champion New York Knicks NBA basketball team at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on April 5, 2013. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo
|Updated:

NEW YORK—Harthorne Wingo, a fan favorite and reserve on the New York Knicks’ 1973 NBA championship team, has died. He was 73.

He died Jan. 20 in a New York City hospital, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told The Associated Press. The cause was not immediately available.