Moses Malone died on Sunday at the age of 60.
NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone passed away on Sunday morning. He was 60-years-old.
In 1974 Malone became the first player in basketball history to bypass college and enter the pros directly; he was selected by the ABA’s Utah Stars franchise. A three-time league MVP (1979, 1982, 1983), Malone was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
Appropriately nicknamed the Chairman of the Board, he ranks first all-time for offensive rebounds (7,382) and third all-time for total rebounds (17,834). Malone also ranks in the top-10 in league history for career points, free throws, games, minutes and minutes per game.
In 1982-83 Malone anchored the frontcourt of a dynamic 76ers team that included Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Andrew Toney, and Marc Iavaroni, and was coached by Billy Cunningham. Philadelphia finished the regular season with a 65-17 mark before putting together one of the greatest postseasons in league history: a 12-1 mark that included sweeps of Bernard King’s Knicks and the defending champion Lakers (avenging a Finals defeat from the year prior). Malone was named league MVP that season thanks to a banner line of 24.5, 15.3 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.
As of post, no cause of death has been released.
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