Elgin Baylor

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Basketball Hall of Fame inductee NBA player basketball player human

Elgin Baylor was a Hall of Fame NBA forward renowned for his acrobatic scoring, rebounding prowess, and pioneering above-the-rim style of play in the 1960s.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → NBA player → basketball player → human →
careerAssists	3650 →
careerEnd	1971 →
careerPoints	23149 →
careerRebounds	11463 →
collegeAttended	College of Idaho → Seattle University →
dateOfBirth	1934-09-16 →
dateOfDeath	2021-03-22 →
draftedByTeam	Minneapolis Lakers →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	1 →
draftPickType	first overall pick →
draftRound	1 →
draftYear	1958 →
eraOfProminence	1960s →
familyName	Baylor →
fullName	Elgin Gay Baylor →
givenName	Elgin →
HallOfFame	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
HallOfFameInductionYear	1977 →
height	6 ft 5 in →
jerseyNumber	22 →
knownFor	above-the-rim style of play → acrobatic scoring → rebounding ability →
nationality	American →
NBAAllNBAFirstTeamSelections	10 →
NBAAllNBASecondTeamSelections	1 →
NBAAllStarGameMVPawards	1 →
NBAAllStarGameMVPseason	1958–59 →
NBAAllStarSelections	11 →
NBAdebutSeason	1958–59 NBA season →
notableSingleGamePoints	71 →
placeOfBirth	Washington, D.C., United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
playedForTeam	Los Angeles Lakers → Minneapolis Lakers →
playedInNBAFinals	true →
positionPlayed	forward → small forward →
religion	Christianity →
scored71PointsInSingleGame	true →
servedAsCoachForTeam	New Orleans Jazz →
servedAsGeneralManagerForTeam	Los Angeles Clippers →
spouse	Elaine Baylor →
teamRetiredNumberBy	Los Angeles Lakers →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1969 NBA Finals → Los Angeles Lakers →	notablePlayer
Butch van Breda Kolff →	coachedPlayer