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Message: [QUOTE="MilfordHusky, post: 2499786, member: 366"] Former West Philly and Duke great: [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Banks"]Gene Banks - Wikipedia[/URL] He had a man's body by age 15 and could physically dominate even at the college level. At the pro level, there were other guys who matched his physicality, so he was a good player, but not great. His career was cut short by an injury in a playground game, which was prohibited in his contract, so he lost a lot of money. Coming out of high school, he, Albert King, and Earvin Johnson were the top recruits. Gene was basically 6'8" and 240 lbs. coming out of junior high school. He was a man among boys--literally. [/QUOTE]