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First player to go straight from high school to the pros:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645 ... ies-age-60

Three-time NBA MVP and Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone has died Sunday at the age of 60.

Malone, named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, was the Finals MVP as he led the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 championship.

The 6-foot-10 center, nicknamed the "Chairman of the Boards," averaged a double-double while playing for eight teams over 20 NBA seasons and led the league in rebounding six times. The 12-time All-Star averaged 20.6 points per game and 12.2 rebounds over his career.

One of my few regrets of being early-mid 30s now is I never saw a handful of greats in their prime. Moses is atop that list of all the names linked to Amare in comparisons, I always wanted Malone. One of the best rebounders to ever lace 'em up. Glad he got that ring.

It's starting to feel like we're losing a lot of former great centers recently who are really pretty young. Especially former PHILA centers.

You would think world class athletes would actually live longer being in such good shape.

The research is clear: Being tall is hazardous to your health.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_an ... _your.html

Super tall people, especially those born before truly modern medicine don't live oongw