Dolph Schayes, one of the best players in the early years of the National Basketball Association, passed away on Thursday at age 87.
Mr. Schayes passed away after having been stricken with a severe infection, some six months after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Dolph averaged 18.5 points , 12.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 996 NBA games during a 15-year career (1949-64) with the Syracuse Nationals (who moved to Philadelphia and became the 76ers in 1963; Dolph actually began play with the Nats in 1948 when they were part of the old National Basketball League, which merged the following year with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA).
He was a 12-time NBA All-Star player who defined the big man's role in the early days of the NBA. Dolph was a key player in the Nats' 1955 NBA championship team, along with Earl Lloyd and Johnny Kerr, amongst others.
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