A true freak of nature, Moses Malone led his Petersburg High School basketball Team to 50 straight wins & Back to Back State Championships (1973-1974) before being drafted by The ABA Franchise Utah Stars in 1974. Though shorter and obviously much younger than the rival centers he would face at that time, Moses came in averaging 18 Points & 14 Rebounds per game during his rookie season. A couple of years later he moved on to The NBA's Houston Rockets and by 1979 had won his first of three League MVP awards. In 1981 he led an under-matched Rockets Squad to face The Boston Celtics in The NBA Finals, before going down in six games. Malone would go on to win his second MVP Award in 1982, before becoming every bit the Savior that The Philadelphia 76ers needed to finally get past The Celtics & Lakers. Making it even sweeter, Moses Malone predicted that they would sweep every team in four games apiece in route to The 1982-1983 NBA World Championship. His prophecy came just one game short of being true, as they did lose one playoff game before sweeping The Lakers in Four. That magical season would garner him his third NBA MVP Award. After a few more years in Philly, Malone would go on to play for The Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks & San Antonio Spurs before retiring in 1995.
Moses Malone was a 12 Time All Star in an era where you had to do more than just score & toughness was essential to your survival. Not only did he survive for 21 Seasons, he Dominated. He is currently in the Top 10 All Time for Points & Rebounds, and will never be forgotten...