Happy Hairston

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Happy Hairston was an American professional basketball forward best known for his rebounding and key role on the record-setting early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional basketball player
assistsInNBA 1165
causeOfDeath liver ailment
championshipsWon 1972 NBA Championship NERFINISHED
collegeAttended New York University NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-05-31
dateOfDeath 2001-05-01
draftedBy Cincinnati Royals NERFINISHED
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 33
draftRound 4
draftYear 1964
educatedAt New York University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Hairston NERFINISHED
founded Happy Hairston Youth Foundation NERFINISHED
givenName Harold
hasRelative Sam Hairston NERFINISHED
height 6 ft 7 in
heightInMeters 2.01
jerseyNumber 22
5
knownFor key role on early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers
rebounding ability
league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Cincinnati Royals NERFINISHED
Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
nickname Happy NERFINISHED
notableWork member of 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers 33-game winning streak team
occupation basketball player
placeOfBirth Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Cincinnati Royals NERFINISHED
Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED
Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
playedIn NBA playoffs NERFINISHED
pointsScoredInNBA 9266
positionPlayed power forward
small forward
reboundsInNBA 7134
relativeOccupation Sam Hairston – Major League Baseball player NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
sport basketball

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