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George Mikan

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (June 18, 1924-June 1, 2005)
    Played for Chicago Gears (1946-47) and Minneapolis Lakers (1947-54, 55-56)
    NBL MVP (1948)
    NBA All-Star Game MVP (1953)
    Coached Minneapolis Lakers (1957-58)
    Attended DePaul University
    Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1959)
    6’10

Why he might be annoying:

    His trademark was his round eyeglasses.
    He doesn't get all the respect he deserves from Los Angeles Laker fans, mainly because he played in Minneapolis.
    His Laker teams always had a hard time when they played the Harlem Globetrotters.
    His dominance meant that one has to be extraordinarily tall to succeed in the NBA.
    He initially retired when he was 29. He came back two years later and retired again after 37 games.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the NBA's first superstar and led the league's first dynasty.
    He won a total of seven pro championships.
    He was very agile for a big man.
    He was a dominant player even though several rule changes tried to slow him down.
    He wore #99, years before Wayne Gretzky thought of it.
    He was the first commissioner of the ABA and introduced its famous red, white and blue ball.
    He is diabetic, which led to one of his legs being amputated.
    He helped Minneapolis get an NBA team in the 1980's.
    The Associated Press named him the best basketball player of the first half of the 20th century.
    He was part of the Basketball Hall of Fame's first ever elected class.
    He is a member of the NBA's 25th, 35th and 50th Anniversary teams.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 63.77% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 45.13% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 341 Votes: 43.99% Annoying