George McGinnis Dies at 73; Powered His Way to Basketball Stardom
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George McGinnis, whose rare combination of size and agility made him a pillar of two early 1970s championship teams in the upstart American Basketball Association, but whose heralded pairing with Julius Erving on the N.B.A.'s Philadelphia 76ers failed to fulfill expectations of a title, died on Thursday in Indianapolis. He was 73.
As a forward, he averaged 30 points and 14.7 rebounds in his one season at Indiana University before joining his hometown Indiana Pacers.
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