George Yardley
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George Yardley was an American Hall of Fame forward best known as one of the NBA’s early scoring stars and the first player to score 2,000 points in a single season.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA player
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| careerEnd | 1960 ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-08-12 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
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| draftPickNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| familyName | Yardley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Harry Yardley III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| highSchoolAttended | Gardena High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the NBA’s early scoring stars
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being the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a single season ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Detroit Pistons
NERFINISHED
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Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| NBAAllStarGameAppearances | 6 ⓘ |
| NBAAllStarSelection | 6 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a single season ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForFranchiseDuringRelocation | Fort Wayne Pistons / Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsScoredIn1957–58Season | 2001 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
forward
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small forward ⓘ |
| seasonPointsRecordSetIn | 1957–58 NBA season ⓘ |
| selectedToNBAAllStarGameInSeason |
1954–55 NBA season
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1955–56 NBA season ⓘ 1956–57 NBA season ⓘ 1957–58 NBA season ⓘ 1958–59 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1959–60 NBA season ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| yearInductedIntoHallOfFame | 1996 ⓘ |
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