How Elgin Baylor changed the game of basketball
The Over and Back Podcast discusses the life and career of NBA legend and revolutionary figure Elgin Baylor, who passed away earlier this week.
Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined by Curtis Harris (prohoopshistory.substack.com) to talk about the life and career of NBA legend Elgin Baylor, who passed away earlier this week.
Topics include:
- An overview of Baylor’s illustrious but snakebitten career
- Baylor’s status as one of the NBA’s most underrated players ever
- Baylor’s revolutionary style of play and influence on the game of basketball
- Baylor’s tumultuous high school and college career
- Saving the Lakers franchise
- Baylor’s battles with racism and All-Star Game boycott
- Baylor’s famous service-shortened 1962 season
- Surviving a plane crash with his Lakers teammates
- Major injuries and the unknown world of sports medicine
- A bittersweet retirement
- Baylor’s post-playing coaching and front-office careers
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Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball: amzn.to/3980dLP
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