RIP: Moses Malone

[cartman]

The NBA great passed away at the age of 60.

Three-time NBA MVP Moses Malone dies at age 60 (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645531/three-nba-mvp-moses-malone-dies-age-60)

[digamma]

Oh no! RIP

[miami_fan]

Damn. First Chocolate Thunder and now the Chairman of the Boards.:(

RIP

[BillJasper]

RIP.

Way too young.

[Dutch]

RIP, Moses.

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...and here's Moses (#4 on the list) in his last year in the league in 1994 with the highly unlikely 3-pt buzzer beater.

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[MizzouRah]

Way too young is right :(

[cuervo72]

Damn. First Chocolate Thunder and now the Chairman of the Boards.:(

RIP

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. RIP, Moses.

[OldGiants]

Wilt died around this age, too. Bill Walton is in terrible shape. It seems that being a seven-footer is not good for your health. It would be interesting to learn which 7-footers, if any, have made it to 70.

[Chief Rum]

Damn that sucks.

[stevew]

Kareem is nearly 70

[B & B]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COyguypUYAA8CLT.jpg:large


Awesome pic of Moses teaching the young'uns a thing or two.


That kid is someone named Hakeem.

[Ramzavail]

^^ great pic

Big Mo was great.

[ColtCrazy]

Such a shame to hear this. Moses was a great player. Way too young.

Fo' Fo' Fo'

[Alf]

Big moses !

[OldGiants]

Kareem is nearly 70

Yes, he's 68. And Rich Niemann, a 7-footer I actually worked with (he became a chemical salesman) is 69 and going.

Jack Haley, listed at 6-10 died recently, too.

It is really hard to come up with a list.

[stevew]

Yes, he's 68. And Rich Niemann, a 7-footer I actually worked with (he became a chemical salesman) is 69 and going.

Jack Haley, listed at 6-10 died recently, too.

It is really hard to come up with a list.

Yeah, it needs a study

[cuervo72]

George Mikan made it to 80, but he was "only" 6'10". Bill Russell is an inch shorter and is 81. John Thompson (6'10") is 74. Couple off the top of my head.

[ColtCrazy]

On the other side of that, Manute Bol died at 47. A lot of those really tall centers that came out in the 80s and 90s are approaching 60. Eaton, Sampson, and Nevitt are all in their mid to upper 50s. Have to wonder if that kind of size takes a toll on the body.

[cuervo72]

Looked up Robert Parrish too, he's 62. And Jack Sikma, he's 59.

[nol]

On the other side of that, Manute Bol died at 47. A lot of those really tall centers that came out in the 80s and 90s are approaching 60. Eaton, Sampson, and Nevitt are all in their mid to upper 50s. Have to wonder if that kind of size takes a toll on the body.

Don't know what he died of, but being extremely tall would definitely carry an increased risk for heart disease and cancer.

[Groundhog]

I can't remember where I read/heard it, but it does put extra strain on the heart, for sure, as well as problems with circulation and the complications that can arise from that.

[stevew]

I wouldn't doubt some of these guys have some of the characteristics of Marfan's Syndrome.