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Elgin Baylor
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American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021)
OverviewAI-generated
Elgin Baylor was an American basketball player who competed in the sport from 1958 until 1971. He played the small forward position and is listed as a retired player. Baylor was born on September 16, 1934, and died on March 22, 2021. His physical measurements included a height of 196 and a mass of 102.
In addition to his athletic career, Baylor is associated with the music genres of gospel and soul. Records indicate he is credited with five works, while other sources list one work under his name. He is referenced by 1,309 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- 1974
- New Orleans Jazz (interim)
- Born
- ( 1934-09-16 ) September 16, 1934, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) (aged 86), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 225 lb (102 kg)
- High school
- Phelps (Washington, D.C.) Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
- College
- College of Idaho (1954–1955) Seattle (1956–1958)
- Nba draft
- 1958 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Minneapolis Lakers
- Playing career
- 1958–1971
- Position
- Small forward
- Coaching career
- 1974–1979
- 1958 1971
- Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
- 1974 1976
- New Orleans Jazz (assistant)
- 1976 1979
- New Orleans Jazz
- Points
- 23,149 (27.4 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 11,463 (13.5 rpg)
- Assists
- 3,650 (4.3 apg)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- All-NBA Team
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 102
- Image
- Elgin Baylor Night program-(cropped).jpg
- Height
- 196
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Elgin Baylor
- drafted by
- Los Angeles Lakers
- date of birth
- 1934-09-16
- nickname
- Motormouth
- end of work period
- 1971-00-00
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-03-22
- name in native language
- Elgin Baylor
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Encyclopedic overview
Elgin Gay Baylor (/ˈɛldʒɪn/ EL-jin; September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer, who was best known for his trademark hanging jump shot. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, 11-time NBA All-Star, and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team, Baylor is regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996, Baylor was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. In October 2021, Baylor was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. Baylor is the leader for most career rebounds in Lakers franchise history with 11,463.
Baylor spent 22 years as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, having managed the team for the majority of the Donald Sterling ownership period. He won the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 2006. Two years later, the Clippers relieved him of his executive duties shortly before the 2008–09 season began. In 1974, he volunteered to play a mixed doubles exhibition tennis match with Tracy Austin against Lawrence McCutcheon and Lea Antonopolis in Clarement, California, for a sold-out crowd.
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