Maurice Stokes
| Position | Power forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Born | June 17, 1933 Rankin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Died | April 6, 1970 (aged 36) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| College | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Draft | 2nd overall, 1955 Rochester Royals |
| Pro career | 1955–1958 |
| Former teams | Rochester/Cincinnati Royals (1955–58) |
| Awards | 1955 NIT MVP NBA Rookie of the Year (1956) All-NBA Second Team (1956, 1957, 1958) |
| Hall of Fame | 2004 |
Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin, Pennsylvania – died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was a professional basketball player in the 1950s, whose career was cut short by a debilitating injury.
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During the team's time in Rochester, one of the their best players was forward Maurice Stokes. He was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1956, and was considered one of the league's most promising young players. ...
During the team's time in Rochester, one of the their best players was forward Maurice Stokes. He was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1956, and was considered one of the league's most promising young players. ...
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Jack had grown up in Pittsburgh and he had been a high school teammate there of a black athlete named Maurice Stokes. Stokes had played for a lesser known college, where his outstanding abilities had pretty much been overlooked by ...
Jack had grown up in Pittsburgh and he had been a high school teammate there of a black athlete named Maurice Stokes. Stokes had played for a lesser known college, where his outstanding abilities had pretty much been overlooked by ...
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saint francis university s th annual maurice stokes bob hahn memorial golf tournament will be held monday, sept. we had a lot of blogroll. roto times fantasy sports news and games. houshmandzadeh aw, i think suzy reads my writing. ...
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in august 1999, i went to kutshers in the catskills to get information on the annual charity basketball game held there in honor of maurice stokes. i was hoping to write a book about him and his teammate jack twyman, who had helped ...
in august 1999, i went to kutshers in the catskills to get information on the annual charity basketball game held there in honor of maurice stokes. i was hoping to write a book about him and his teammate jack twyman, who had helped ...
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the baltimore bullets moved to the dc market in 1972 to occupy the spaceship-shaped capital centre in landover, md. cincinnati last hosted a club when the royals reigned (1957-72, with big stars maurice stokes, jack twyman, ...
the baltimore bullets moved to the dc market in 1972 to occupy the spaceship-shaped capital centre in landover, md. cincinnati last hosted a club when the royals reigned (1957-72, with big stars maurice stokes, jack twyman, ...
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Adversity in Harlem: Maurice Stokes
Maurice Stokes was born on june 17, 1933 in Rankin, Pennsylvania. He died on April 6, 1970 in Ciicinnati Ohio. He was a professional basketball player in the 1950'swhose career was cut short by a debilitating injury. ...
Maurice Stokes was born on june 17, 1933 in Rankin, Pennsylvania. He died on April 6, 1970 in Ciicinnati Ohio. He was a professional basketball player in the 1950'swhose career was cut short by a debilitating injury. ...
An Interview With the Star Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro
But the most underrated player of all time — if I am to believe those sages who have forgotten more than I'll ever know — was probably Maurice Stokes, an All-Star in each of his three years, but decades ahead of his time and sadly ...
But the most underrated player of all time — if I am to believe those sages who have forgotten more than I'll ever know — was probably Maurice Stokes, an All-Star in each of his three years, but decades ahead of his time and sadly ...
Death
1970 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player * 1970 - Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer * 1963 - Otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer * 1961 - Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...
1970 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player * 1970 - Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer * 1963 - Otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer * 1961 - Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...
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