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  1.                                  At a time when basketball 
  2.                                  was played close to the 
  3.                                  ground, Elgin Baylor was 
  4.                                  the first player to ΓÇ£fly," in 
  5.                                  the way that Julius Erving 
  6. and Michael Jordan would years later. 
  7.  
  8. The 6' 5" forward was a great scorer, with a 
  9. career average of 27.4 points per game in
  10. the NBA. Elgin scored more than 60 points
  11. in a game three times, including a 71-point 
  12. performance in 1960.
  13.  
  14. In college, Elgin led Seattle (Washington) 
  15. University to the finals of the NCAA 
  16. tournament. He was picked first overall by
  17. the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1958 draft.
  18.  
  19. The Lakers had finished in last place