Former Syracuse Star, Knicks Player Louis Orr Dies at 64

Bowling Green coach Louis Orr gives instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Dec. 4, 2010. Al Goldis/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—Louis Orr, a star forward 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 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.