Joe Fulks
American basketball player (1921–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks (October 26, 1921 – March 21, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". He was posthumously enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
American basketball player (1921–1976)
 Fulks in 1946 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1921-10-26)October 26, 1921 Birmingham, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1976(1976-03-21) (aged 54) Eddyville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kuttawa (Kuttawa, Kentucky) |
| College | Murray State (1941–1943) |
| Playing career | 1946–1954 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1954 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,003 (16.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,379 (5.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 587 (1.2 apg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |