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![]() Yardley in 1958 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Hollywood, California, U.S. | November 3, 1928
Died | August 12, 2004 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, California) |
College | Stanford (1947–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
Playing career | 1953–1962 |
Position | Forward / guard |
Number | 12 |
Career history | |
1953–1959 | Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons |
1959–1960 | Syracuse Nationals |
1961–1962 | Los Angeles Jets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 9,063 (19.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,220 (8.9 rpg) |
Assists | 815 (1.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
George Harry Yardley III (November 3, 1928 – August 12, 2004) was an American basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.