A shy, 24-year-old ex-marine named Joe Fulks had just assured himself of basketball immortality. He had become the first player in modern basketball* to score 1,000 points in one season.
1949 — Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 — The Baltimore Bullets play the 48 ...
Joe Fulks scores 21 of his 37 PTS in the fourth quarter to set-up the Warriors win in the first ever BAA/NBA championship game. Fulks' mark for points in a quarter would stand until 1988 ...
That would be New York Knicks point guard Cameron Payne. In the past, they have seen names like Popeye Jones, James Singleton, Joe Fulks, Isaiah Canaan, and a few others find NBA success from ...
1949 — Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 — The Baltimore Bullets play the 48 ...