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1 day ago · Hall of Fame NBA coach Larry Brown witnessed Connie Hawkins's greatness firsthand during his playing days in the ABA, and he often speaks highly of the Hawks' impact on the game. In fact, Brown strongly believes that Hawkins was the greatest individual player of all time before Julius Erving and later Michael Jordan. "He was Julius before Julius.
4 days ago · Connie Hawkins: F-C ' The Hawk ' playground legend, high-gliding star big man from Brooklyn. Career marred by alleged point-shaving scandal. Nonetheless starred for Harlem Globetrotters, ABL-ABA Pittsburgh Pipers, which he led to the first ABA title in 1968. 1992: Bob Lanier: C: All-America at St. Bonaventure University, 1968, 1969, 1970
1 day ago · The owners believed that interest in the game extended beyond the NBA’s ten cities, and their eleven-team league had many attractive young players like Julius “Dr. J” Erving, George McGinnis, David Thompson, and Connie Hawkins; employed the three-point shot; and used a red, white, and blue ball. 53
2 days ago · During the 1960-61 season, a total of 22 colleges and universities such as St. John’s, North Carolina State, and Connecticut, were said to have conducted point-shaving practices. Big names like Connie Hawkins were associated with the scandal, and Saint Joseph’s was stripped of its third-place finish in the 1961 NCAA Tournament.
4 days ago · Some of the golfers in our group recalled seeing the Minnesota Pipers, an American Basketball Association team featuring Connie Hawkins, playing professional basketball at the Duluth Arena in 1968. The Minneapolis Lakers had been a perennial National Basketball Association champion before leaving for L.A.
2 days ago · Big names like Connie Hawkins were associated with the scandal, and Saint Joseph’s was stripped of its third-place finish in the 1961 NCAA Tournament. Boston Globe/Getty Images
4 days ago · Un duel avec Connie Hawkins pour Paul Simon. Pour ce qui est de Paul Simon, il faut remonter au Saturday Night Live, en 1975. Le compositeur et cerveau du duo s'était prêté à un one-one avec ...
