Death. In May 2003, DeBusschere collapsed on a Manhattan street from a heart attack and was pronounced dead at New York University Hospital. DeBusschere was interred at Saint Joseph's Church Cemetery in Garden City, New York.

Is Dave DeBusschere a Hall of Famer?

DeBusschere was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983, and in 1996 he was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in the NBA's first 50 years.

What killed Dave DeBusschere?

NEW YORK -- Dave DeBusschere, the defensive cornerstone of two championship teams who also was the NBA's youngest coach and the last commissioner of the rival ABA, died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 62. Dave DeBusschere served as general manager of the Knicks after his playing career.