The Big E

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The Big E is the nickname of Elvin Hayes, a Hall of Fame NBA power forward known for his scoring, rebounding, and starring role with the Houston Rockets and Washington Bullets in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
careerBlocks 1771
careerPoints 27313
careerRebounds 16279
college University of Houston NERFINISHED
collegeTeam Houston Cougars
surface form: Houston Cougars men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-11-17
draftedBy Houston Rockets
surface form: San Diego Rockets
era 1960s
1970s
1980s
hallOfFameInductionYear 1990
height 6 ft 9 in
heightInMeters 2.06
jerseyNumber 11
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knownFor rebounding
scoring
league National Basketball Association
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
nba75thAnniversaryTeam member
nbaAllRookieTeam 1968–69
nbaAllStarSelections 12
nbaChampionships 1
nbaChampionshipSeason 1977–78
nbaDraftPick 1
nbaDraftRound 1
nbaDraftYear 1968
nbaScoringTitle 1968–69
nickname The Big E self-linksurface differs
notableGame Game of the Century vs UCLA in 1968
occupation basketball player
placeOfBirth Rayville, Louisiana, United States
playedFor Baltimore Bullets
Capital Bullets
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
surface form: San Diego Rockets

Washington Bullets NERFINISHED
position center
power forward
retiredJerseyBy Houston Rockets
University of Houston NERFINISHED
Washington Wizards
scoredInNotableGame 39 points
shoots right
wonChampionshipWith Washington Bullets NERFINISHED

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Elvin Hayes nickname The Big E
The Big E nickname The Big E self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Elvin Hayes