Baylor, Elgin

Baylor, Elgin

(born Sept. 16, 1934, Washington, D.C., U.S.) U.S. basketball player. At 6 ft 5 in. (1.96 m) Baylor played for the Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers of the NBA from 1958 to 1971. A high-scoring and acrobatic forward, Baylor averaged 27.4 points for his career, placing him in the top five of all time.

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Baylor, Elgin (Gay) (1934–  ) basketball player; born in Washington, D.C. An All-American from Seattle University, he played for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers (1958–72) and was a ten-time All-NBA (National Basketball Association) first team forward (1959–65, 1967–69). In 1960 he scored 71 points in a game, and his lifetime scoring average of 27.4 points per game is third best in NBA history. He was elected to basketball's Hall of Fame in 1976.