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	Elgin Baylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) was one of the most graceful and acrobatic forwards to ever play the game of basketball playing 13 seasons for the NBA's Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers.
		Baylor began to be hampered with knee problems during the 1963-64 season and, while still a very powerful force, was never quite the same player, never averaging above 30 points per game again.
		In 1977, Baylor was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame and in 1980 he was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team and again in 1996, he was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elgin_Baylor (1244 words)

	Curse of Elgin Baylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elgin Baylor is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was voted to the National Basketball Association's three major anniversary teams thus far: The 25th Anniversary Team (1971), the 35th Anniversary Team (1980) and the 50th Anniversary 50 Greatest Players (1996).
		Baylor is fired as Jazz head coach, and they are moved to Salt Lake City, where they are given the incongruous name of the Utah Jazz.
		Since Baylor's record has adversely affected one college, three NBA franchises and three different NBA cities over a span of 47 seasons in six decades, the Curse of Elgin Baylor can be considered one of the most devastating and wide-ranging of sports jinxes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curse_of_Elgin_Baylor (1409 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI Online - This Week's Issue of Sports Illustrated - SI Flashback: A tiger who could beat anything - ...
		Elgin Baylor is back, his knees restyled and his magnetic quality reconstituted, so that he is again a player of basketball legend, of his own elegant moves, all smoothness, all power.
		Baylor was scared to move, afraid that the next time he cut, a knee would go and it would all end there in a pitiful, writhing heap.
		Baylor has a career average of 29 points and 14.7 rebounds a game and, while he is naturally famous for his scoring feats, the rebounds seem to please him more.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/cover/news/2000/03/27/baylor_deford (3099 words)

	ESPN.com: Before Michael, there was Elgin
		Baylor averaged 27 points in the five tournament games and was named most outstanding player in the Final Four even though he missed 23 of 32 shots against Kentucky.
		Baylor returned for the next season, but, as Lakers announcer Chick Hearn said, "It was like watching Citation run on spavined legs." Baylor averaged only 16.6 points and for the first time didn't make first-team all-NBA.
		Baylor became an assistant coach in 1974 for the expansion New Orleans Jazz franchise and in December 1976 he was promoted to head coach, where he remained through the 1978-79 season, compiling an 86-135 record.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00014086.html (1264 words)

	NBA History: Elgin Baylor Bio
		Had Elgin Baylor been born 25 years later, his acrobatic moves would have been captured on video, his name emblazoned on sneakers, and his face plastered on cereal boxes.
		Knee troubles began plaguing Baylor during the 1963-64 season, and many said he was never quite the same player afterward.
		Baylor came as close as he ever would to a scoring title that season, averaging 26.0 points, second to Dave Bing's 27.1.
	www.nba.com /history/players/baylor_bio.html (2487 words)

	Lindy's - America's Sports Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Yeah, that same Elgin Baylor who before he became a running joke as GM of the Clippers was one of the greatest NBA players ever.
		Had Elgin Baylor been born 35 years later than he was, his acrobatic moves would have been captured on video, his name emblazoned on sneakers with an accompanying shoe contract for $50 million or more.
		Elgin had been the NBA’s Rookie of the Year the previous season and in both his rookie and the next year, he’d finished third in Player of the Year (MVP) voting to Bill Russell and Bob Pettit.
	www.lindyssports.com /home/dennis05.html (1506 words)

	Sports Junkie by Irv Lippel Story of the Week
		Elgin Baylor was the first basketball-playing acrobat I ever saw.
		Baylor averaged 30 points or more three times during his career and he became the first player in NBA history to score more than 70 points in a game.
		However, Tommy Hawkins, Baylor’s teammate for six seasons in L.A., was quite accurate when he told the San Francisco Examiner that "Elgin had the greatest variety of shots of anyone.
	www.theacorn.com /news/2001/1129/Sports/073.html (526 words)

	baylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		D.C. September 16, 1934 Elgin Baylor was a 6-foot 5 was an offensive power.
		After such a phenomenal year Baylor decided to forgo his last year in college and head straight for the NBA in 1958.
		Elgin Baylor retired during the 1971-71 seasons and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1976.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/baylor.htm (201 words)

	HOOPSWORLD.com \| NBA News and Information \| powered by Basketball News Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elgin Baylor has been the face of the Los Angeles Clippers for so long, it's easy to forget that it's his number 22 jersey mounted alongside the other Laker greats in the rafters at Staples Center.
		Baylor played in college, but had no designs on a basketball career until another NBA legend planted the seed.
		Elgin Baylor, one of greatest to ever play the game, still a fan 47 years after his rookie debut in Minneapolis.
	www.hoopsworld.com /article_15202.shtml (1276 words)

	Elgin Baylor Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 6'5" Baylor possessed tremendous body control and could suspend himself in air, causing many to say he was "the man with a thousand moves." Baylor was an offensive machine as both a collegian and professional.
		Baylor, who teamed with Jerry West to form one of the most feared scoring duos in the NBA, was named All-NBA First Team 10 times.
		Baylor was selected to the NBA's 35th and 50th Anniversary Team in 1980 and 1996.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Baylor.htm (466 words)

	SportsPickle.com - The Sports Humor and Satire Site on the Internet
		Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Clippers’ presumed vice president of basketball operations, is reportedly just learning of his 1989 firing from the position due to a clerical error that occurred in relation to his dismissal 15 years ago.
		Baylor was hired to the position in 1986 in hopes of turning around the struggling franchise, but three dismal seasons – including a 12-70 season in 1986-87 – led to his dismissal after the 1989 season.
		Prior said Baylor was allowed to use an empty cubicle the team had in its marketing department, and was often given old magazines to page through during the day.
	www.sportspickle.com /features/volume3/2004-0721-baylor.html (491 words)

	Elgin Baylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Baylor, a 6'5'' forward from Seattle University, played in 14 NBA seasons with the Lakers.
		Baylor is considered one of the best forwards of all time, averaging 27.4 ppg.
		Baylor is a member of basketball's Hall of Fame and was voted 1 of the top 50 players of all time at the NBA's 50th anniversary.
	www.dickscourtroom.com /baylor.htm (76 words)

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	Basketball Star Elgin Baylor Boycotts Basketball Game in Charleston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Baylor and the entire Minneapolis team spent Friday night at a Negro motel in Charleston after a mid- town hotel had refused to house three Negro players, including Baylor.
		Despite pleas from his teammates, urging him to play, Baylor, former Seattle University star and a rookie in the NBA this year, declined to put on a uniform and sat on the Minneapolis beach in civilian clothes throughout the game.
		Most of the fans on hand for the game thought perhaps he was ill or injured and not until they learned otherwise did they express their feelings to the A.B.C. The Minneapolis team left here for home Saturday morning shortly before noon.
	www.wvculture.org /HISTORY/africanamericans/baylor03.html (500 words)

	Los Angeles Lakers (1960-Present)
		Despite Elgin Baylor missing a large part of the season on military duty the Lakers win the Western Division with a solid 54-26 record.
		Elgin Baylor scores 34 ppg as the Lakers win their 2nd straight Division title with a 53-27 record.
		With new Coach Joe Mullaney, the Lakers overcome a season of injury in which Wilt Chamberlain was limited to 9 games, and Elgin Baylor was limited to 54 to finish in 2nd place with a 46-36 record, as Jerry West led the league in scoring with 31.2 ppg.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/lala/lalakers.html (7314 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Southern Hospitality -- Jan. 26, 1959 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Minneapolis Lakers' rookie star Elgin Baylor (TIME, Jan. 19) had previously run into the peculiar brand of hospitality the South reserves for Negroes.
		Baylor vowed then he would not play again in any city where he was segregated from his fellow players.
		Fleming and Ellis played as advertised against the Cincinnati Royals, but Baylor sat adamantly on the bench in street clothes, watched as the Lakers dropped their fifth straight game.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,892106,00.html (245 words)

	AllSports' NBA News - This Time, Elgin Baylor Comes Clean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While Baylor certainly didn't want to tip his hand, regarding the team's direction in the (then) upcoming college draft, he left the impression that he didn't know what he was talking about.
		Hamilton asked Baylor why the Clippers didn't pursue a sign-and-trade deal with the Heat, in an attempt to get something for their disappointing star forward, who was chosen with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 college draft.
		Baylor responded that his team had retained the core players it most wanted to keep (Elton Brand and Corey Maggette), that he'd hired a head coach with a proven record (Mike Dunleavy), that there was still plenty of talent on the roster, and that he was not done.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=44080 (1130 words)

	Flak Magazine: Kick Out the Sports! 05.31.04
		Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy — inexplicably sent in Baylor's stead this year — should have announced that he was not merely representing the NBA's sorriest franchise, but that he also was filling the Elgin Baylor Chair in Lottery Studies.
		Baylor's performances are a mastery of understatement, like Clint Eastwood in his Spaghetti Western phase.
		Baylor and the Clippers are hardly alone as repeaters in the lottery.
	www.flakmag.com /sports/cook040531.html (769 words)

	Los Angeles Clippers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I was looking forward to hearing Elgin Baylor, the team's Vice President of Basketball Operations, address some or most of these issues during an interview he scheduled Tuesday with Lee Hamilton, for Hamilton's afternoon radio show.
		In other words, Elgin Baylor spent the entire ten minutes being as uninformative and as non-commital as possible.
		Elgin Baylor could have provided the fans with, at least, a list of qualities he'd like to see in a head coach; a style of play he'd like to see the team adopt; and a few examples of ways that he could keep some of his star players from leaving.
	www.allsports.com /network/content?site=1111&story=42395 (903 words)

	Elgin Baylor "The Pioneer" - ProSportsDaily Forums
		He was the first high flyer...coming in from the baseline hanging in the air, changing directions, using the "scoop" shot, not the dunk.
		But Elgin was the first and you always give the first his due.
		Elgin did what he did against the Boston Celtics who won all the championships in the 60's, Willis Reed, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, and more.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=22885 (1123 words)

	RateItAll Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Baylor didn't play defense like Jordan (although I think Jordan's defense, like the rest of his game, is overrated), but he was three-times the rebounder Jordan was.
		Elgin Baylor was the finest palyer I have seen in the 35 years I have watched basketball.
		Elgin Baylor is never talked about when people talk about the best ever.
	www.rateitall.com /i-20817-elgin-baylor.aspx (460 words)

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		Elgin Baylor was awarded the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for his performance during the 1958-59 season.
		Baylor thrilled fans with his graceful scoring ability.
		Throughout his career Baylor was named to 11 NBA All-Star teams and finished with over 23,000 points.
	www.mitchellandness.com /detail.aspx?ID=2239 (270 words)

	Press-Telegram - Sports
		Indeed, Baylor should be named the NBA's Executive of the Year for the deft decisions he's made that have resulted in the Los Angeles Clippers winding up in the playoffs and winning the most games 47 since they were known as the Buffalo Braves and had 49 victories during the 1974-75 season.
		Of course, Elgin Baylor also should be bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor for his 20-year record of bravery under relentless fire working for the daffy Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling, who actually hasn't been that daffy in recent times.
		But Elgin Baylor, who carried the Laker franchise in its early L.A. days along with Jerry West, who once averaged 38.3 points during a season, who had acrobatic moves that even Kobe Bryant would envy, deserves credit for the Clippers' success.
	presstelegram.com /sports/ci_3732282 (1326 words)

	CNNSI.com - Inside Game - Frank Deford - SI's Frank Deford: The real Lord of No Rings - Tuesday March 28, 2000 ...
		Whoever was assigned the task pretty much had to take Baylor on one-on-one, because despite all the scoring and rebounding for which he was famous, Baylor was an amazingly instinctive passer.
		It was not only that Baylor ruled the court in a way that Malone and Barkley never did.
		At his peak, he averaged almost 40 points and 20 rebounds a game; but, if it was possible, he was at his best in the playoffs, playing against the best teams.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/deford/news/2000/03/27/deford_norings (534 words)

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		Teaming with all-time greats Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Rudy helped the Lakers reach four NBA Finals between 1962-1966, although they lost to the Boston Celtics each time.
		The 12th overall pick in the 1959 NBA Draft, LaRusso was described by Neil Isaacs in All the Moves: A History of College Basketball, as the player who, "...personified the return of the Ivies to the mainstream of big-time basketball.
		That year, with Elgin Baylor called up by the armed services during the Berlin Crisis, Rudy stepped up and helped lead the Lakers to the Western Division title, scoring 17.2 points (19th in the league) and grabbing a career-high 10.4 rebounds per game (13th in the league).
	www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=3 (1201 words)

	Elgin Baylor
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		Baylor has idea for No. 1 pick but will mull trade offers
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