Maurice Stokes
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Maurice Stokes was a dominant 1950s NBA forward whose career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing injury, leading to his legacy as a symbol of courage and friendship in basketball history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maurice Stokes canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association player
ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NBA Rookie of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Jack Twyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Saint Francis University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-06-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-04-06 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPickNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Maurice Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| height |
201 cm
ⓘ
6 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame | 2004 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
career-ending paralyzing injury
ⓘ
dominant rebounding and all-around play in the 1950s NBA ⓘ inspiring story of courage ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of friendship and loyalty in basketball history ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | post-traumatic encephalopathy ⓘ |
| medicalConsequence | paralysis ⓘ |
| NBAAllStarSelection |
1956
ⓘ
1957 ⓘ 1958 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suffered head injury in final game of 1957–58 regular season ⓘ |
| occupation | professional basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Youngstown, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Cincinnati Royals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
center
ⓘ
power forward ⓘ |
| residence | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1955–56 NBA season ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| statisticalLeader |
assists among forwards
ⓘ
rebounds ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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