Jack Twyman

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Jack Twyman was an American Hall of Fame basketball forward best known for his prolific scoring with the Cincinnati Royals and his celebrated off-court support of teammate Maurice Stokes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
assistsInNBA 1780
causeOfDeath blood cancer
leukemia
collegeAttended University of Cincinnati
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-05-21
dateOfDeath 2012-05-30
draftedBy Rochester Royals
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 8
draftRound 2
draftYear 1955
educatedAt University of Cincinnati
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Twyman
fullName John Kennedy Twyman
givenName John
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
highSchoolAttended Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh)
jerseyNumber 27
knownFor off-court support of teammate Maurice Stokes
prolific scoring with the Cincinnati Royals
league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Cincinnati Royals
NBAAllStarSelection 6
notableWork advocacy and care for Maurice Stokes after career-ending injury
numberRetiredBy Sacramento Kings
occupation basketball player
sports commentator
television sports analyst
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
playedFor Cincinnati Royals
Rochester Royals
pointsScoredInNBA 15740
positionPlayed forward
small forward
reboundsInNBA 4945
residence Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
sexOrGender male
sport basketball
spouse Caroline Twyman
teamRelocatedTo Sacramento Kings
yearInductedIntoHallOfFame 1983

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CIN notablePlayer Jack Twyman
subject surface form: Cincinnati Royals