Erving, Julius
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Variants
- Doctor J
- Dr. J
- J, Dr.
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1950-02-22
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Massachusetts
Has Affiliation
- Organization: American Basketball Association (1967-1976)
- Organization: Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team)
Birth Place
- Nassau County (N.Y.)
Associated Language
- English
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Sources
- found: Bell, M.The legend of Dr. J, 1975.
- found: Champions, p1994:container (Julius Irving)
- found: BGMI, June 21, 2007(Erving, Julius Winfield II (1950-))
- found: Dr. J, the autobiography, 2013:t.p. (Julius Erving)
- found: Wikipedia, Feb. 19, 2014(Julius Winfield Erving II (b. Feb. 22, 1950, Nassau County, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim; he helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and was the best-known player in that league when it merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975-76 season) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Erving
- found: African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Erving, Julius; Dr. J; basketball player, entrepreneur, radio/ television personality, philanthropist; born in 1950 in East Meadow, Nassau Country, New York, United States; graduated from the University of Massachusetts (1968); signed with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1971-1972); contract with New York Nets, leading them to the ABA championship (1973); signed with the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers, playing for eleven years of his pro career; rose to unprecedented popularity in the NBA All-Star Game (1976); honors include, capturing the ABA's most valuable player (MVP) Award (1974); ABA All-Star all five years he was in the league; led his team to an NBA title (1983); inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1993))
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Change Notes
- 1980-05-22: new
- 2023-08-29: revised
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