Led Crispus Attucks to 2 straight state championships in ’55 & ’56…’56 team was first to win state crown with undefeated record…Mr. Basketball…2-time All-State…high school All-American…MVP of Indiana-Kentucky all-star game…3-time All-American at University of Cincinnati …3-time player of the year…led nation in scoring 3 years…his 2,973 points was an NCAA record…gold medal winner on ’59 Pan American team…co-captain of ’60 Olympic gold medalists … NBA’s MVP in ’64. All NBA 11 of 14 seasons…3-time MVP of all-star game…only NBA player ever to average a “triple-double” for an entire season. Inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame in 1980.

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