Rick Barry
Rick Barry (Pro basketball. Born, Elizabeth, NJ, Mar. 28, 1944.) In Aug. 1970, the New York Nets acquired their first superstar from the Virginia Squires, Richard Francis Dennis Barry. Barry lived...
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Dave DeBusschere (Pro basketball. Born, Detroit, MI, Oct. 16, 1940; died, New York, NY, May 14, 2003.) Many factors transformed the late 1960s-early ‘70s New York Knicks from a good team into a great...
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Julius Erving (Pro basketball. Born, Roosevelt, NY, Feb. 22, 1950.) “Dr. J” was one of the most exciting basketball players of his era and the driving force behind two American Basketball Association...
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Larry O’Brien (Pro basketball. Born, Springfield, MA, July 7, 1917; died, New York, NY, Sept. 28, 1990.) A leading Democratic Party operative and fundraiser, Lawrence Francis O’Brien, Jr., served as...
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Tony Jackson (College basketball. Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 24, 1940; died, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 28, 2005.) An electrifying jump shooter, Tony B. Jackson lost a chance at an N.B.A. career when he was...
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John Williamson (Pro basketball. Born, New Haven, CT, November 10, 1952; died New Haven, CT, Nov. 30, 1996.) Signed as a free agent in 1973 by the New York Nets, John Lee (Super John) Williamson was...
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