Earl Monroe
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About
4-time NBA All-Star guard known as "The Pearl," who played for the Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks, helping the Knicks win an NBA Championship in 1973.
Before Fame
He played college basketball at Winston-Salem State University, and was named NCAA College Division Player of the Year in 1967.
Trivia
He was selected 2nd overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1967 NBA Draft and went on to take the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1968.
Family Life
He married Marita Green and they had a son together.
Associated With
He was referenced in the basketball film He Got Game directed by Spike Lee.