“The Pearl” Monroe

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Hall Men’s Club of Jewish Senior Services of Fame basketball player, was a 1968 NBA Rookie of the Year, four-time NBA All-Star (1969, 1971, 1975, 1977), and 1973 NBA World Champion began his basketball legacy as a collegiate senior when he led Winston-Salem CELEBRITY State College to a National Championship in 1967 while averaging 41.7 points per game. That same year, Monroe was selected second overall in the BREAKFAST NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 “The Pearl” enjoyed a 13-year career in the NBA and played with the Bullets from 1967-1971 until 7:30 AM he was traded to the New York Knickerbockers. Monroe joined JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES • BENNETT HALL fellow Hall of Famer Walt Frazier 4200 PARK AVENUE •BRIDGEPORT and the pair was named the “Rolls Royce Backcourt.” Together, Monroe and Frazier led the Knicks Featuring to victory in the 1973 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe The Philly native retired from the Four-Time NBA All-Star Guard and Superstar Member of NBA in a Knicks uniform in 1980. In 1989, Monroe was elected to the the 1973 NBA Champion New York Knicks Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Eight years later, Monroe was voted RSVP through waiter invitation* one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Outside of basketball, Monroe has produced off-Broadway shows, run his own record label, done TV and radio commentary for the

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