Walter John Simon (December 1, 1939 – October 10, 1997) was an American basketball player.

A 6'6" small forward from Benedict College, he played seven seasons (1967–1974) in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans/New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels.

He appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game, and he scored 6,414 career points.

Simon is the only alumnus of Benedict College to play professionally at the ABA or NBA level.

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