Elvin Hayes

About Elvin Hayes

Basketball center who was a 12-time NBA All-Star and the NBA scoring champion in 1969. From 1968 through 1984, he was a member of the Houston Rockets, as well as the Baltimore and Washington Bullets. In 1978, he won his only NBA Championship with the Washington Bullets.

Elvin Ernest Hayes, nicknamed "The Big E", is a retired American professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma mater the Houston Cougars. He is still a member of the 50th anniversary team of the NBA and an independent member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Listed weight	235 lb
Nationality	American
Born	November 17, 1945, Rayville, Louisiana
High school	Eula D. Britton (Rayville, Louisiana)
College	Houston (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1, San Diego Rockets
Listed height	ft in

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Trivia

He played college basketball at the University of Houston from 1965 to 1968 and was selected first overall in the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets.

Elvin Hayes before fame

He was a benchwarmer as a 6' 5" freshman at Eula D. Britton High School in Louisiana owing to his sloppy and awkward play.

Achievement of Elvin Hayes

From 1965 to 1968, he attended the University of Houston and was taken first overall in the NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets in 1968.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Elvin Hayes family life

With Erna, his college love, he has four children.

Associations of Elvin Hayes

In the 1967 NCAA tournament Final Four, he went up against UCLA and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Elvin Hayes Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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