Also known as Big Mo, Moses Malone has died of a heart attack, but who was he?
Here are some articles to read about this NBA basketball player:Rest in peace Big Mo (Daily Mail)
Sudden death of Moses Malone... (New York Daily News)
Moses Malone (Wikipedia)
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Today I am going to write about a very important person who has died recently. This man is Moses Eugene Malone, his nickname was Big Mo. He was born the 23rd of March of 1955 and he had died the 13th of September of 2015. He was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. He has won many and many awards, some of them are NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979), ABA All-Rookie Team (1975)…
ResponderEliminarNowadays we have also a lot of good basketball players, such as Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Felipe Reyes… They are going to play the final of Europe and I hope they win this competition.
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Who was Mo Malone?
ResponderEliminarI didn't know who he was until I have searched some information about him in the Internet.
Mo Malone or Moses Eugene Malon, was born in Petesburg, Virginia, on 23rd Mars, 1955, and he died in Norfolk, Virginia, on 13th September, 2015 at the age of sixteen. He died because of a heart attack while he was sleeping.
He was a professional basketball player who served in both the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the ABA (American Basketball Association) from 1974 through 1995.
He won also lots of awards during his career. In fact, Malone won a NBA championship in 1983.
In my opinion, Mo Malone was a great basketball player and it's a pity that he died so young. However, we have also good basketball players, like Pau Gasol or Rudy Fernandez.
Who was Mo Malone?
ResponderEliminarI didn't know who he was until I searched some information about him in the Internet.
Mo Malone or Moses Eugene Malon, was born in Petesburg, Virginia, on 23rd Mars, 1955, and he died in Norfolk, Virginia, on 13th September, 2015 at the age of sixteen. He died because of a heart attack while he was sleeping.
He was a professional basketball player who served in both the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the ABA (American Basketball Association) from 1974 through 1995.
He also won lots of awards during his career. In fact, Malone won an NBA championship in 1983.
In my opinion, Mo Malone was a great basketball player and it's a pity that he died so young. However, we have also good basketball players, like Pau Gasol or Rudy Fernandez.
Mo Malone, also known like Moses Malone or Big Malone was born on 23rd March, 1955, in Petersburg (Virginia) and he died on 13rd September, 2015, in Norfolk (Virginia), when he was sixty years old. He died of a heart attack while he was sleeping, the NBA confirmed his dead. The body without life of Malone was found in a hotel of Virginia the Sunday morning.
ResponderEliminarHe was a professional basketball player who has played in the NBA for twenty-one years. He finished his career playing in the ABA. He played in both competitions. In his career he won many awards such as the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1983, 1982 and 1979, All-NBA Team in 1985, 1983, 1982 ...., he also won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA All-Defensive Team in 1983, in the same year. In his life he had two sons called Moses Malone Jr and Mike Malone. Currently, both of his sons play university sports.
In my opinion Mo Malone was one of the best basketball players in the world. We have also good basketball players, like Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez and Sergio llull.
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Moses Malone was born in March 23 of 1955 and he died in September 13, 2015. He was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. He played at the position of center and he was the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) for three times and was a 12 times NBA All-Stars. Moses Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983, when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001.
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Moses Eugene Malone was a professional basketball player who played in both the NBA and the ABA. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia on March 23, 1955 and died in Norfolk, Virginia on September 13, 2015 of a heart attack while he was sleeping at the age of 60. Malone played 21 seasons as a professional. Before retiring from basketball, he was the last ABA participant to play in the NBA.
ResponderEliminarMalone began his professional career after finishing high school. He was selected in the third round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the Utah All-Stars. He was named an ABA All-Star rookie and played two seasons in the league until it merged with the NBA in 1976. Malone was a dedicated and physical player who drove the NBA in rebounds six times, including a five-season record at that time ( 1981-1985). He was nicknamed the "Chairman of the Boards" for his ability with rebounds. He ended his career as the all-time leader in offensive rebounds. Combining his ABA and NBA stats, Malone ranks the ninth all-time leader in points in his career (29,580) and third in total rebounds (17,834).
In terms of his death, Malone died at the age of 60. He was in a hotel with other friends. Next morning, Malone's close friend and Hall-of-Fame partner, Calvin Murphy, said Malone didn't appear for breakfast before a golf tournament in Norfolk, Virginia. He found that very strange because he would not miss it. After that, Malone's friend asked security to go to his room to check that he was okay and, unfortunately, they found him dead from a heart attack.
To put it in a nutshell, Moses Malone was an American basketball star who died 5 years ago. In addition, he will always be remembered for his offensive rebounding technique because he was the best. From my point of view, even though I didn't know him before looking up information about him, I'm sure he was amazing at basketball.
Moses Eugene Malone was a professional basketball player who performed in both the NBA and the ABA. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on March 23, 1995 and died on September 13, 2015 at the age of 60 due to a heart attack in his sleep. Malone played 21 seasons as a professional. Before retiring from basketball, he was the last ABA participant to play in the NBA.
ResponderEliminarHow did he look like?
He was 2 meters high, dark, bald, had a big nose and lips, had a beard and mustache.
What numbers did he use to play?
He used these numbers: 22, 13, 20, 21, 24, 2, 4, 8
What important historical event did he do?
Malone graduated from Petersburg High School, and from there he made the direct leap to the ABA, being chosen by the Utah Stars in 1974, after signing a letter of intent to play at the University of Maryland. He made history by becoming the first basketball player to jump from high school to a professional league.
In two seasons in the ABA, Malone averaged 17.2 points and 13.9 rebounds per game. He played with the Utah Stars and Spirits of St. Louis.
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