Ray Felix Basketball player

Raymond Darlington Felix (December 10, 1930 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played college basketball at Long Island University.A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. Felix was also the second African-American, following Don Barksdale, to be named an All-Star. Felix spent nine seasons in the league, and played for the Bullets, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Felix averaged 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with career totals of 6,974 points and 5,652 rebounds. He retired in 1962.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 10, 1930
Birth place
New York City , New York
Date of deathJuly 28, 1991
Place of death
Queens , New York
Height (meters)2.1082
Weight (Kilograms)99.792

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Basketball player

Career start1953
career end1962
college
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball
draft team
Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)
draft year1953
position
Center (basketball)

Ray Felix on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://basketball-reference.com/players/f/felixra01.html