Earl Monroe (honored)

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Earl Monroe is a Hall of Fame NBA guard renowned for his flashy, creative scoring and playmaking, primarily with the Baltimore Bullets/Washington franchise and the New York Knicks.

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instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
awardReceived All-NBA Team selection
NBA All-Star selection
NBA Rookie of the Year Award
birthName Vernon Earl Monroe
collegeAttended Winston-Salem State University
collegeAward NCAA College Division Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA College Division scoring leader
NCAA Division II national champion
collegeTeam Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-11-21
draftedBy Baltimore Bullets
draftLeague NBA
draftPickNumber 2
draftRound 1
draftYear 1967
familyName Monroe
fullName Vernon Earl Monroe
givenName Earl
Vernon
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1990
height 6 ft 3 in
jerseyNumber 10
15
jerseyNumberRetiredBy New York Knicks
Winston-Salem State University
league National Basketball Association
memberOf NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
NBAChampion 1973
NBARookieOfTheYear 1968
nickname Black Jesus
Earl the Pearl
numberOfNBAAllStarSelections 4
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
playedFor Baltimore Bullets
New York Knicks
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
styleOfPlay creative scoring
flashy ball-handling
playmaking guard
teamNBAChampionWith New York Knicks

Referenced by (2)
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Upper Darby High School ("Earl Monroe")
hasNotableAlumnus
Washington Wizards
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