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  1.                                  Karl Malone is known as 
  2.                                  ΓÇ£the Mailman" because, 
  3.                                  on the basketball court, he 
  4.                                  always delivers. In his first 
  5.                                  nine seasons with the 
  6. Utah Jazz, the powerful 6' 9" tall and 255-
  7. pound forward averaged 26 points and 11 
  8. rebounds per game. 
  9.  
  10. Karl played his college ball at Louisiana 
  11. Tech. Utah selected him with the 13th pick in
  12. the 1985 NBA draft. In Utah, Karl teamed up
  13. with point guard John Stockton, who had
  14. joined the team the season before. With 
  15. JohnΓÇÖs passing and KarlΓÇÖs scoring, they
  16. became one of the most productive 
  17. offensive duos in basketball history. 
  18.  
  19. Karl was among the league leaders