- Ray Felix
Raymond Darlington Felix (b.
December 10 ,1930 inNew York, New York ; d.July 28 ,1991 ) was an American professionalbasketball player.A 6' 11" center from
Long Island University , Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953NBA Draft . He quickly became the NBA's first dominantAfrican-American center, winning theNBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. Felix was also the second African-American, followingDon Barksdale , to be named an All-Star. Felix spent nine seasons in the league, and played for the Bullets,New York Knicks , Minneapolis Lakers, andLos Angeles Lakers . Felix averaged 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with career totals of 6,974 points and 5,652 rebounds. He retired in 1962.External links
* [http://basketball-reference.com/players/f/felixra01.html Career Stats]
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