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George McGinnis
Name
George
McGinnis
Birth/Death Dates
1950-
Where in Indiana
Marion
County--Indianapolis
When in Indiana
Most
of his
life
Notable For
George
McGinnis
grew
up
in
Indianapolis
and
attended
George
Washington
High
School
where
he
excelled
in
basketball.
He was
Indiana's
Mr.
Basketball
in
1969.
He
attended
Indiana
University
but
left
to
begin
a
career
in
professional
basketball.
He was
ABA
Rookie
of the
Year
in
1972.
In
1975
he
won
the
ABA's
scoring
title
and
shared
the
league's
MVP
honors
with
Julius
Erving.
He
played
on
five
All-Star
teams
and was on
two
ABA
championship
teams
and an
NBA
runner-up
team.
McGinnis
enjoyed
a
twelve-year
professional
career
before
retiring
from
basketball.
He
is
a
businessman
,
television
commentator
,
community
leader
, and
philanthropist.
Description
Mr.
McGinnis
is
seated
at a
desk
wearing
a
dark
business
suit.
Subject
Basketball
Basketball players
Sports
McGinnis, George, 1950-
Item ID
McGinnis_George
Source of Image
George
McGinnis©
George
McGinnis
-IHS
may
not
reproduce.
Digital Collection
Notable
Hoosiers
(DC
010)
Bibliography/Notes
Information
taken
from
Encyclopedia
of
Indianapolis
and
IHS
files.
Copyright Notice
Digital
image
©
George
McGinnis
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