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New York Knicks - Wikipedia  The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American .... He called together members of his staff for a meeting to cast their votes in a hat. .... of Jerry Lucas and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, returned to the Finals in 1972. ... One of the Knicks' bench players and defensive specialists during the 1970s...
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NYC Basketball Vintage: The History of New York City Basketball ...  Jun 4, 2016 ... The New York Knickerbockers known as the Knicks began play in ... The Knicks acquire Earl The Pearl Monroe and help them returned to ... Knicks were mediocre and began to the down years in the late 70's and early 80s. ... In his first year as head coach; he led the resurgent Knicks to a 5131 record.
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The Knickerbockers Story | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ... - NBA.com  The Knicks climbed to basketball's pinnacle in 1969-70, riding a club record 18-game ... Captain Willis Reed, the League's MVP, will forever be remembered for stepping ... Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, a Knicks nemesis during his days with the ... It's All About Soul  Club president Dave Checketts - named on March 1, 1991...
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All-Time Retired Knicks Player Bios | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ...  Dec 15, 1979 ... Named one of 50 Greatest Players of NBA's first half-century . ... "The Pearl" . ... "The Captain" . ... Coached Knicks for a season-and-a-half in late '70s . ... ppg for 12-year NBA career that started in Detroit, where he also served...
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New York Knicks History - NBA.com  1969-70: Reed's Heroics Lead Knicks To Championship .... He was a five-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1950-51. .... Reed, the Knicks' captain and center, had injured his leg in Game 5 and had sat out ... acquired 6-3 guard Earl "the Pearl" Monroe from Baltimore in a trade for solid backup...
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PRO BASKETBALL - TWIN TOWERS REDUCED TO RUBBLE ...  Dec 27, 1987 ... With Kevin Willis, a 7-foot Atlanta forward, out with a strained knee, ... and the Knicks were even forced to play Pat Cummings at center briefly.
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NBA.com: Walt Frazier Bio  Walt "Clyde" Frazier led the Knicks to two NBA championships. ... He left holding team records for points scored, games played and assists. ... "I was looking hopefully to the day when I could play pro ball, and there were no black ... Led by Frazier, Southern Illinois became the first small school to win the National Invitation...
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Patrick Ewing - Wikipedia  Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played ... Listed height, 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) ... Ewing played center for the Georgetown Hoyas for four years and was named as...
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jeopardy/1106_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Round: POETS & POETRY, NAMES IN SPORTS, LET'S GRAB SOME SEAFOOD, AN "F" IN ... NAMES IN SPORTS | (<http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-07-04_J_03.jpg> Hi, I'm James Worthy.) In the 1980s my L.A. Lakers got this "entertaining" nickname, also the name of a cable television network | "Showtime".
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Captain William Kidd: Pirate and New York City Forebear | Bowery ...  Sep 4, 2014 ... Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (18631930) Captain Kidd in NY Harbor upon his arrival ... Fledgling New York in the 1690s was crawling with buccaneers, but ... Yes, that is correct  the first Trinity Church was, in part, built by a pirate. ... is endless) and built a house on land purchased by his father-in-law on...
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The 30 Biggest Fails in New York Knicks History | Complex  Feb 26, 2014 ... They got one out of the five, but clearly, it wasn't supposed to work that ... Date: 1989-1998 ... In three seasons in New York, Cleamons played a lot more games, but ... that they sucked), Dolan fired the guy who had called Knicks games ..... production, Eddy has had many personal and legal troubles as well.
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Julius Erving - Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame  Julius Erving. Basketball ... 6 times led the 76ers in Total Points (1976-77, 1978-82, 1983-84) ... Given the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award by the Pro Basketball Writers Association (1982-83). Runner up in NBA MVP voting (1979-80).
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Walt Frazier - Wikipedia  Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two NBA Championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. ... Frazier was selected by the New York Knicks with the 5th pick in the 1967...
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VANGUARD - Brooklyn College  Nov 1, 2007 ... Allen, who has long suffered with the New York Knicks, played a sports writer .... Among my exploits: ... Also the Belmont Shore Rugby team, the Santa Monica Community .... Most of us are familiar with his music, but how much do we know ..... In one of the secret military decisions made just before the Pearl...
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J! Archive - Show #3886, aired 2001-06-25  An archive of clues and players for Jeopardy! show #3886. ... In books, she does her sleuthing with the help of pals Bess & George ... For exploits superior as a N.Y. Knicks guard, we ennoble this man, also known as "The Pearl" .... Teresa Graves starred as a sexy black policewoman on the '70s series called "Get" her!
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Monroe, Vernon Earl/Earl the Pearl (1944- ) | The Black Past ...  Vernon Earl Earl the Pearl Monroe, a retired National Basketball ... During his NBA career Monroe was an All-Star guard for the Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks. ... Whitley encouraged Monroe to attend WSTC, now known as Winston Salem ... He also graduated from WSSU and passed the national teaching exam.
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Shaquille O'Neal - Wikipedia  Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal nicknamed Shaq is an American retired professional basketball ... O'Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career. .... The Orlando Magic drafted O'Neal with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. ... The Magic won their first ever playoff series against the Boston Celtics in the...
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Pat Riley - Wikipedia  Patrick James "Pat" Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball ... In 1996 he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in the NBA history. ... figure to win a championship as a player, coach (both assistant and head), .... Knicks, adapting from his style with the fast-paced Laker teams in the 1980s.
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The Forgotten Finals - CBSSports.com  Jun 3, 2014 ... Follow CBS Sports ... Olajuwon trailed Ewing into the crosswalk; one was always chasing .... The Rockets (58-24) and Knicks (57-25) entered the 1994 playoffs as the No. .... into a 3-pointer -- and into the forgotten history of these Finals. .... O.J. Simpson led California Highway Patrol on a low-speed chase;...
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Becoming 'Earl the Pearl': How Earl Monroe earned his famous ...  Apr 24, 2013 ... Earl The Pearl Monroe is best known for his time in the NBA, where he ... Bullets and played an integral role for the New York Knicks. ... I also remember Coach Packer asking me to show the Wake Forest players my spin move. ... But they gave the trophy to Melvin Clark, a guy on the team we had just beat.
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Marv Albert - Wikipedia  Marv Albert is an American sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball ... During his time on NBC, Albert continued as lead play-by-play man for the New York Knicks on .... in the 199798 season before stepping down after the 2000 NBA Finals for Albert's return. ..... "I think we see Willis coming out!