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Who scored 63 points in a NBA game in 1949 what was his nick name?
So prolific a scorer and revolutionary a player was Fulks that he was called “the Babe Ruth of basketball.” “Jumpin’ Joe” set the standard against which all future scorers would be judged. In 1949 he recorded 63 points in a single game, about as much…
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Is Joe Fulks in the Hall of Fame?
Joseph Franklin “Jumping Joe” Fulks (October 26, 1921 – March 21, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, sometimes called “the first of the high-scoring forwards”. He was posthumously enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. Also, Who scored 63 points…
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Who scored the first 3 pointer in NBA history?
Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the NBA’s first 3-pointer, in a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets. The 3-point line made its way to all FIBA competitions at a distance of 20-feet and six inches in 1984 before making its…
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Who scored the first 3 pointer in NBA history?
Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the NBA’s first 3-pointer, in a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets. The 3-point line made its way to all FIBA competitions at a distance of 20-feet and six inches in 1984 before making its…