George Yardley Basketball player

George Harry Yardley III (November 3, 1928 – August 13, 2004) was an American basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 03, 1928
Birth place
California , Hollywood
Date of deathAugust 13, 2004
Place of death
Newport Beach California
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Basketball player

Career start1953
career end1962
college
Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
draft team
Detroit Pistons
draft year1950
position
Basketball positions

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George Yardley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://gostanford.com/fls/30600/halloffame/profile-gyardley.html
  2. http://www.georgeyardley.com
  3. http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/george-h-yardley