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Mar 27, 2024 · George Mikan (born June 18, 1924, Joliet, Ill., U.S.—died June 1, 2005, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American professional basketball player and executive who was selected in an Associated Press poll in 1950 as the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20th century.
Jun 2, 2005 · George Mikan. The marquee above Madison Square Garden that flashed "George Mikan vs. Knicks" aptly told the story of basketball's original superstar. The first dominant big man in professional basketball, George Mikan played with a competitive fire matched by few.
Jan 31, 2022 · Archive 75: George Mikan. Todd Spehr. January 31, 2022 5:58 AM. When mapping out the history of the NBA, it’s crucial to understand its beginnings. If faced with the exercise of lining up, one...
Sep 13, 2021 · George Mikan was a four-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1959. Mikan was certainly one of the most dominant. Counting his season with the Gears and a championship won...
Jun 2, 2005 · By Frank Litsky. June 2, 2005. George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers center who was the first superstar in modern professional basketball and a player so big and so dominant that college and pro...
Jun 3, 2005 · Basketball’s first “big man” and the NBA’s first superstar died late Wednesday at age 80 in a Scottsdale, Ariz., rehabilitation center, where he was being treated for diabetes and kidney ...
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