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Earl Monroe

American basketball player

  • Fame61.8
  • Momentum19.6
  • Basketball Players rank#121
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  • Fame61.8
  • Momentum19.6
  • Basketball Players rank#121
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Born 1944 · age 82United States
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    Born 1944
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-20

Vernon Earl Monroe is an American former professional basketball player. He played for two teams, the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks, during his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both teams have retired Monroe's number. Due to his on-court success and flashy style of play, Monroe was given the nicknames "Black Jesus" and "Earl the Pearl". Monroe was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1996, Monroe was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Monroe was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.

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  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award
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Momentum19.6
Historical23.4
Now attention53.3
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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