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 ...
Nevertheless, Butler joins an interesting group of Warriors who previously have donned No. 10: Joe Fulks (1947-1954), Adrian Smith (1970-1971), Charles Johnson (1973-1978), Jo Jo White (1979-1980 ...
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 ...