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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- George Mikan, one of the National Basketball Association's founding fathers, died Wednesday night at the age of 80, NBA.com reported Thursday.
At 6-10, Mikan was the first big man superstar in the professional ranks. He was voted one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996. A graduate of DePaul University, Mikan spent one season with the Chicago American Gears and eight with the Minneapolis Lakers.
He led the NBA in scoring three times, in rebounding average twice, and played in the league's first four All-Star Games.
He had a 22.6 point scoring average and was MVP in 1953. He suddenly retired in 1954, shortly after Minneapolis won the world championship, and turned to practicing law.
He has been fighting the effects of diabetes in recent years.
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