Elgin Baylor was the #1 draft pick in 1958 to the then Minneapolis Lakers. Known for his shooting, rebounding and hangtime, he was an immediate star player that helped take the team from last ...

13.5 RPG | 4.3 APG Other Accolades "Elgin Baylor never won a ring. But just because Baylor technically never won a title in his 14 years with the Lakers, two of which he spent in Minneapolis, don ...

It was an Elgin. "And that's what he named me after," said Baylor, no doubt relieved that ... The team was located in Minneapolis then, but after dominating the NBA in the early '50s, it fell ...

They had lost to the Hawks and were flying back home to Minneapolis. "We were playing cards, and then the lights went out, and it got cold," recalled Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor ...

In 1954, we had the best basketball player in the world at The College of Idaho,” school President Doug Brigham said.

February 22 - The College of Idaho, where Elgin Baylor played a key role in the ... the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers and spent all 14 of his seasons with ...

From Minneapolis to Los Angeles and 17 NBA Championships ... throughout Lakers History The first time Bill Bertka watched Elgin Baylor play in person was in the 1958 NCAA Final Four, 63 years ...

The College of Idaho will rename its basketball arena in honor of NBA legend and civil rights pioneer Elgin Baylor.