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Birthday
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Death day
August 27, 2015 (58 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Celebrities born on January 11
Born in 1957
Born in Orlando, Florida
Capricorn named Darryl
Basketball Players from Florida
Basketball Players born in United States
58 years old celebrities
First name Darryl
Darryl Dawkins
Darryl R. Dawkins is an American professional basketball player. He is especially well known for his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association, although he also briefly played for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz towards the end of his career. His nickname, "Chocolate Thunder", was bestowed upon him by Stevie Wonder. He's known for his strong pitches, which caused the NBA to adopt separatist rings, when he smashed a back panel twice in 1979. Dawkins averaged nine times in 14 years in the NBA , often ranking among the tournament's leaders in terms of goal percentage. He also made three NBA Finals as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dawkins has set an NBA record for fouls per season.

About Darryl Dawkins

Darryl Dawkins
Darryl Dawkins

Basketball Player Darryl Dawkins was born in Orlando, Florida, United States on January 11, 1957. He dies at the age of 58, on August 27, 2015.

Nicknamed Chocolate Thunder, he was known for his backboard-shattering dunks, as one of the NBA's first highlight-reel dunkers; played mostly for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets in a career that spanned from 1975 to 1989.

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Darryl Dawkins before becoming famous

Darryl Dawkins was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1957 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1975, the Philadelphia 76ers selected him fifth overall after a stellar career at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida.

Achievement of Darryl Dawkins

After retiring from the NBA in 1989, he played professional basketball in Italy and for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Darryl Dawkins's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his second wife, Janice Dawkins, he had three children.

Darryl Dawkins Collabed with

From 1976 through 1982, he was a 76ers teammate of Basketball Player Julius Erving.

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Darryl Dawkins Income & Net worth

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