Ella Boozer said her husband took delight in good-natured arguments about whether the 1960 Olympic team was better than the 1992 “Dream Team,’’ which included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Charles Barkley. She said Bird joked with Mr. Boozer about how the 1960 Olympians had to swim across the Atlantic Ocean to get to Rome and had to live on a dollar a day.

The Chicago Bulls selected Mr. Boozer in the 1966 expansion draft, and he averaged 20.4 points and 8.7 rebounds in three seasons with the team. He made his only All-Star appearance in 1968 while with the Bulls. He played with Robertson and Lew Alcindor while winning the 1971 title with the Bucks.

He returned to Omaha after his playing days and worked as an executive for the telephone company. He was appointed to the Nebraska Parole Board in the 1990s and volunteered at Boys Town, the home for troubled youth.

Ella Boozer said her husband had been in good health before he fell ill while having dinner with friends on Friday evening. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where the aneurysm was discovered. Ella Boozer said she and her son decided to take him off life support Saturday afternoon.

Funeral arrangements were pending.