Julius Irving

Julius Erving was born on February 22, 1950 in East Meadow, NY. Here is what he is known for. Holds career record for highest scoring average (28.7 ppg) in a minimum of 250 games.  He was the NBA MVP (1981); led the 76ers to NBA championship (1983); All-NBA First Team (1978, 1980-83); All-NBA Second Team (1977, 1984); appeared in 11 NBA All-Star Games (1977-87);and was the two-time All-Star Game MVP (1977-after scoring 30 points, 1983-after scoring 25 points).

He is one of only three players in pro basketball history to score more than 30,000 career points.  Upon enshrinement, ranked in combined ABA/NBA history top 10 in the following categories:
third in scoring (30,026, 24.2 ppg), eighth in games played (1,243), seventh in minutes played (45,227),
third in field goals made (11,818), fifth in field goals attempted (23,370), third in most free throws made (6,256) and first in steals.  His jersey was retired by both the Nets and the 76ers.

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