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Julius Erving

American basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1950 · age 76

Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American former professional basketball player. He helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and was the best-known player in the league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975-1976 season.

Julius Erving is read about 1,450 times a day, in 49 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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1983All-NBA TeamAwardJ. Walter Kennedy Citizenship AwardAwardNBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player AwardAward1982All-NBA TeamAward1981All-NBA TeamAwardNBA Most Valuable Player AwardAward1980All-NBA TeamAward1978All-NBA TeamAward1977NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player AwardAward1950Born22 February 1950

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Career 4

ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Philadelphia 76ers1976-1987
UMass Minutemen basketball1969-1971
Brooklyn Nets
Virginia Squires

Awards

All-NBA Team1983
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award1983
NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award1983
All-NBA Team1982
All-NBA Team1981
NBA Most Valuable Player Award1981
All-NBA Team1980
All-NBA Team1978
NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award1977

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Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

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