As the Clippers’ broadcaster, Ralph Lawler was paid to talk, but in the spring of 1986 he heard a piece of news that left him “dumbfounded.” Elgin Baylor was being hired as the team’s lead basketball ...
The pain sounded evident in Jerry West’s voice as he talked over the phone. While withholding tears, West spoke stoically about former Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor shortly after Baylor died ...
The great Elgin Baylor was a man who possessed a game that was light-years ahead of its time. A 6'5" forward with athleticism that allowed him to jump, hang in the air, wait for his opponents to come ...
MT: How and when did you first become aware of Elgin Baylor, the basketball prospect? Bertka: In 1951-52, I had just started my career as a junior college basketball coach, and I studied all the ...
A somber Jerry West collected his thoughts as he reflected on his friendship and the bond he developed with former Lakers teammate Elgin Baylor. Baylor died Monday at 86, and West was saddened by the ...
NBA icon Elgin Baylor, who died at 86 of natural causes on Monday, spent 22 years as the Clippers’ general manager, a tenure that included recognition as the NBA Executive of the Year and which he ...
Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers legend and former Los Angeles Clippers executive Elgin Baylor has died. He was 86. On Monday, the Lakers announced the news on Twitter that Baylor was surrounded by his ...
West, the former Lakers icon and general manager, said the losses of Bryant and his friend Elgin Baylor, who died last year, have made him more introspective. By Tania Ganguli Jerry West spent a ...
NBA icon Elgin Baylor, who died at 86 of natural causes on Monday, spent 22 years as the Clippers’ general manager, a tenure that included recognition as the NBA Executive of the Year and which he ...