Elgin Baylor

thumb|upright=0.8|The cover of the Los Angeles Lakers program for "Elgin Baylor Night" on March 21, 1969 Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was a basketball player and later head coach. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, Baylor was an 11-time All Star. Quotes about "He was one of the most spectacular shooters the game has ever known. I hear people talking about forwards today and I haven't seen many that can compare with him." —basketball legend Jerry West, told to Hoop in 1992, quoted in 100 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time Pocket Books 1997-06-01 Sachare Alex 0671011685 12 "I say without reservation that Elgin Baylor is the greatest corner man to have ever played professional basketball." —Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Fred Schaus, who coached Baylor, in 1971 Elgin Baylor will retire November 5, 1971 Southern Illinoisan Associated Press 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22083800 Tommy Hawkins, Baylor's teammate for six seasons and opponent for four (and later a basketball broadcaster) declared to the San Francisco Examiner that "[P]ound for pound, no one was ever as great as Elgin Baylor." He also said, "Elgin certainly didn't jump as high as Michael Jordan. But he had the greatest variety of shots of anyone. He would take it in and hang and shoot from all these angles. Put spin on the ball. Elgin had incredible strength. He could post up Bill Russell. He could pass like Magic and dribble with the best guards in the league." External links Q357458 Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:African Americans Category:1934 births Category:2021 deaths Category:People from Washington, D.C. Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees