Name
Elgin Baylor

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Born
1934 (89 years old)

Birth Place
Washington, D.C.

Position
Small Forward

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Team Number
22

Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight
225 lb (102 kg)

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Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934) is an American former basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, appearing in eight NBA Finals. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, 11-time NBA All-Star, and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Baylor spent 22 years as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. He won the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 2006, before being relieved of his duties shortly before the 2008–09 season began.

His popularity led to appearances on major network television series such as Rowan and Martin's Laugh In in 1968, The Jackson Five's first TV special in 1971 and a Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode, "Olympiad", as one of the athletes.


Career Honours

NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2021

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Basketball Hall of Fame
1977

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NBA All Star
1970

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NBA All Star
1969

_Retired Basketball

All NBA First Team
1969

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NBA All Star
1968

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All NBA First Team
1968

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NBA All Star
1967

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All NBA First Team
1967

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NBA All Star
1965

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All NBA First Team
1965

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NBA All Star
1964

_Retired Basketball

All NBA First Team
1964

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NBA All Star
1963

_Retired Basketball

All NBA First Team
1963

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NBA All Star
1962

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All NBA First Team
1962

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NBA All Star
1961

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All NBA First Team
1961

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NBA All Star
1960

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All NBA First Team
1960

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NBA All Star
1959

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NBA All Star MVP
1959

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NBA Rookie of the year
1959

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All NBA First Team
1959

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NBA 64 Points
1959-11-08


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Former Senior Teams

1958-1971


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Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1971-19729

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1971-197218

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1971-1972239

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1971-1972106

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1971-197257


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1970-19712

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1970-19712

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1970-197157

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1970-197120

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1970-197111


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1969-197072

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1969-1970375

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1969-19702,880

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1969-19701,634

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1969-1970732


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1968-196994

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1968-1969482

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1968-19693,704

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1968-19692,158

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1968-1969971


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1967-196892

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1967-1968415

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1967-19683,662

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1967-19682,430

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1967-19681,159


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1966-196773

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1966-1967224

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1966-19672,827

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1966-19671,933

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1966-1967937


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1965-196679

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1965-1966276

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1965-19662,561

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1965-19661,454

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1965-1966818


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1964-196575

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1964-1965281

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1964-19653,061

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1964-19652,009

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1964-1965950


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1963-196483

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1963-1964375

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1963-19643,385

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1963-19642,104

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1963-1964994


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1962-196393

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1962-1963444

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1962-19633,932

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1962-19633,143

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1962-19631,323


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1961-196261

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1961-1962269

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1961-19622,700

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1961-19622,338

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1961-19621,122


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1960-196185

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1960-1961426

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1960-19613,673

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1960-19612,995

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1960-19611,630


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1959-196079

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1959-1960274

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1959-19603,281

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1959-19602,375

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1959-19601,277


Los Angeles LakersAppearancesNBA1958-195983

Los Angeles LakersAssistsNBA1958-1959330

Los Angeles LakersMins PlayedNBA1958-19593,411

Los Angeles LakersPointsNBA1958-19592,073

Los Angeles LakersReboundsNBA1958-19591,206



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