Earl the Pearl

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Earl the Pearl is the Hall of Fame NBA guard Earl Monroe, renowned for his flashy, creative scoring and pivotal role with the Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Earl the Pearl canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
basketball player
human
college Winston-Salem State University
collegeTeam Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-11-21
draftedBy Baltimore Bullets
draftPickNumber 2
draftRound 1
draftYear 1967
era 1960s
1970s
fullName Vernon Earl Monroe
HallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1990
jerseyNumber 10
15
jerseyRetiredBy New York Knicks
Winston-Salem State University
knownFor influential playground-inspired style
pivotal role with Baltimore Bullets
pivotal role with New York Knicks
league National Basketball Association
name Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
surface form: Earl Monroe
NBAAllRookieTeam 1968
NBAAllStarSelection 4
NBAchampionship 1973
NBAdebutTeam Baltimore Bullets
NBARookieOfTheYear 1968
nickname Black Jesus
Earl the Pearl self-link
notableAchievement NBA champion with New York Knicks
occupation professional basketball player
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
playedFor Baltimore Bullets
New York Knicks
position point guard
shooting guard
sport basketball
styleOfPlay creative ball-handling
flashy scoring
one-on-one moves
teammate Bill Bradley
Walt Frazier
Willis Reed

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Earl Monroe (honored) nickname Earl the Pearl
subject surface form: Earl Monroe
Black Jesus nickname Earl the Pearl
subject surface form: Earl Monroe
Earl the Pearl nickname Earl the Pearl self-link
Monroe nickname Earl the Pearl
subject surface form: Earl Monroe