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| Born | July 18, 1952 Fort Rucker, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 21, 2022 (aged 69) El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bel Air (El Paso, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UTEP (1971–1974) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1974: 4th round, 70th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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James Ricardo Forbes (July 18, 1952 – January 21, 2022) was an American basketball player. His college career at the University of Texas at El Paso was crowned by his participation at the 1972 Olympics as a member of the youngest-ever U.S. team. Forbes played in the highly controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final, which ended in a loss for his team. Protesting refereeing in that match, he and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal.[1]
- ^ Kindred, Dave (August 27, 2012). "'We Will Never Accept Silver'". Sports on Earth. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012.