Elgin baylor biography ruby saunder

With the sad news that Elgin Baylor passed away this week at age 86, I thought it would be nice to take portion of my dissertation where Baylor was given some shine. The story about Baylor is well known, as far as the s NBA is concerned, but it’s worth retelling. I’m also including some of the dissertation that leads up to Baylor’s protest. Helps provide better context for what it was like being a Black player in the NBA at the time.

Below is the excerpt in all its unvarnished glory/agony.

Mirroring what other African Americans experienced integrating white neighborhoods, Lenny Wilkens and his wife Marilyn were the first Black family to move into the Moline Acres area of St. Louis in Immediately, “For Sale” signs appeared up and down the street. Wilkens sarcastically accosted the white people: “How insane to think that our presence would destroy the value of such properties. Some of them couldn’t get much worse than they were.”[1]

Wilkens also recalled two

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Elgin Baylor Biography, Life, Interesting Facts

CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE

Considered as one of Basketball’s all-time great, American Basketball player, coach and executiveElgin Gay Baylor was born on September 16, , in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. Following the footsteps of his two basketball player brothers, Elgin began playing the game early in his life. While attending the Phelps Vocational High School, he regularly played for the school basketball grupp in the and basketball seasons. He temporarily abandoned his study and dropped out of school during due to his poor academic performance and went on to work for a furniture store. He continued playing basketball in the local recreational leagues.

In , Elgin Baylor resumed his study after enrolling at the recently started Spingarn High School. He played the season appearing for his latest school and was awarded the SSA's Livingstone Trophy as the Area's Best Basketball player.

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Who is Elgin Baylor’s wife?

TRAILBLAZING NBA star Elgin Baylor sadly passed away on March 22 of natural causes.

The news regarding the Hall of Fame hero's death was announced by his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, who dubbed him "the superstar of his era". But who was the woman behind the star, his wife Elaine?

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Who is Elgin Baylor's wife?

Elaine Baylor is the wife of Elgin Baylor, 86, who is considered one of basketball's greatest players.

Elgin, known as "Mr Inside", credited the New Orleans native for much of his success, thanks to her strong prayer guiding him.

The couple enjoyed 44 years of marriage after getting hitched on September 17,

She once explained in an interview: "I was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Baptist church.

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"(I come from) a working-class family that went to school on scholarships and everything was due to prayer.

"I had God’s favor. That’s been my foundation and a part of