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Mar 11, 2001 · Ira Berkow interview with George Mikan, 76, who was dominant player and biggest draw in National Basketball Association in late 1940's and early 1950's; recalls rule changes made to thwart his ...
1947 - 1954, 1956. At the time of his playing career, Mikan transcended the game with his varied skillset. His rebounding and shot-blocking skills, coupled with his deft touch around the basket ...
Jun 18, 2024 · A post shared by Basketball 101 (@basketball.101) Tuesday would have been Mikan’s 100th birthday. He died almost 20 years ago on June 1, 2005, 17 days shy of his 81st birthday. Still, Mikan has ...
Aug 1, 2008 · The definitive biography of the first dominant big man in professional basketball, published on the sixtieth anniversary of his debut with the Minneapolis Lakers. Before Shaquille O'Neal and before Bill Russell, there was George Mikan, a six-foot-ten, 240-pound center, whose quiet demeanor and bespectacled face belied his competitive fire.
Oct 30, 2022 · How George Mikan paved the way for Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal One year before the NBA was known as the NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers entered the Basketball ...
Jun 3, 2005 · George Mikan, a giant of the early days of the National Basketball Assn. who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships as he transformed the role of the “big man,” has died. Mikan, 80 ...
Jun 1, 2005 · George Mikan. MIKE-in. George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (Mr. Basketball, Mikan the Magnificent, The Monster, Big Mike) Born: June 18, 1924 in Joliet, Illinois Died: June 1, 2005
