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The first dominant big man in professional basketball, George Mikan played with a competitive fire matched by few. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University, the 6-foot-10-inch Mikan along with fellow Hall of Famer Bob Kurland, swatted away so many shots that in 1944 the NCAA introduced a rule that prohibited goaltending.
27 de mar. de 2024 · George Mikan (born June 18, 1924, Joliet, Ill., U.S.—died June 1, 2005, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American professional basketball player and executive who was selected in an Associated Press poll in 1950 as the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20th century. Standing about 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 metres), he was the first of the outstanding big men in the post-World War II ...
George Lawrence Mikan jr. (Joliet, 18 juni 1924 – Scottsdale, 1 juni 2005) was een Amerikaanse basketballer in de NBA.Hij speelde voor de Minneapolis Lakers en wordt gezien als een van de pioniers van het professionele basketbal. Vanwege zijn lengte van 2,08 meter was Mikan extreem dominant en kon hij tijdens zijn carrière veel domineren onder de basket.
George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. fue un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que destacó en la década de 1950 jugando durante siete temporadas en la NBA, todas ellas en las filas de los Minneapolis Lakers y una más en la NBL, en los Chicago American Gears. Jugando siempre con unas gruesas gafas redondas, este jugador de 2,08 metros de altura y 111 kilos está considerado la primera ...
1 de jun. de 2005 · Mikan resigned from the ABA in 1969. In the mid-1980’s, Mikan headed a task force with a goal of returning professional basketball to Minneapolis. This bid was successful, leading to the inception of a new franchise in 1989, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mikan died in June of 2005 at the age of 80. GEORGE MIKAN. Height:
2 de jun. de 2005 · By Frank Litsky. June 2, 2005. George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers center who was the first superstar in modern professional basketball and a player so big and so dominant that college and pro ...
George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. (d. 18 Haziran 1924 - ö. 1 Haziran 2005), lakabı Mr. Basketball, National Basketball League (NBL) takımlarından Chicago American Gears'de ve NBL, Basketball Association of America (BAA) ve National Basketball Association (NBA) liglerinde Minneapolis Lakers takımında forma giymiş Amerikal ...
