OT RIP Chocolate Thunder big DD

[Adesmar123]

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[Alydar]

One of the earliest to go to the NBA straight out of high school

 

[Icebear]

Who?

 

[Adesmar123]

Who?

No he never played for the Who...just the Sixers

 

[UcMiami]

Darryl Dawkins - wow, dead at 58 - so young.

 

[TDiNozzo]

Maybe it was The Guess Who, and not the Who...

 

[Adesmar123]

Maybe it was The Guess Who, and not the Who...

Or...the Wonder Who?

 

[VAMike23]

Wow - definitely a shock. He was unforgettable to Sixers fans of that era. Chocolate Thunder indeed!

RIP Darryl

 

[Suebird10fan]

I'll always associate DD with the last game of the Sixers Celtics series in 1982. It was a great series between two great teams and the Sixers had to climb off the ropes to win it. When it became clear that the Sixers were going to win game 7, to their enormous credit, the crowd began a thunderous chant of "Beat LA, beat LA ...." (They didn't.) Dawkins would later comment regarding the famous chant, "When I heard that, my ____ got stiff."

Condolences to his loved ones. He's someone of whom you can truly say, they broke the mold. Not a bad legacy.

 

[Beemer]

I remember when he shattered a glass backboard with a dunk. Rest in peace "Chocolate Thunder".

 

[TDiNozzo]

Or...the Wonder Who?

Forgot all about them....Haven't heard that song in years....Thanks

 

[Icebear]

No he never played for the Who...just the Sixers

Honestly I thought someone stopped manufacturing a candy bar.

Rarely watch the NBA and never the Sixers since the days or Wilt and Greer. Never heard the nickname. Blessings to all touched by the loss.

 

[ktuck911]

Very sad news to hear today.. way too young at 58 .... God bless him and his family

 

[grizz36]

One of the earliest to go to the NBA straight out of high school

Wrong by at least a generation and a previous Philly team. Joe Grabowski played for the Philadelphia Warriors of Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, Neil Johnston, et. al. in the early 1950's. I believe he was even preceded by Connie Simmons.

 

[JS]

 

[DaddyChoc]

Wrong by at least a generation and a previous Philly team. Joe Grabowski played for the Philadelphia Warriors of Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, Neil Johnston, et. al. in the early 1950's. I believe he was even preceded by Connie Simmons.

The NBA was around in the 50's?

 

[Beemer]

The NBA was around in the 50's?

Yup, founded in 1948.

 

[cbraarj]

Big Philly fan and DR.J!Condolences to Darryls family.I love watching him play and being interviewed.Philly,Boston and Lakers were the teams to beat and were all great to watch.The 80s Oh Yeah LOL!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Exactly why the rims were redesigned.

 

[Bayareahusky]

he brought a lot of entertainment to the league....... he was a force for sure

 

[DaddyChoc]

One of the earliest to go to the NBA straight out of high school

along with Moses Malone... in the "NBA Draft" era. Bill Willoughby also came in with Chocolate Thunder. All this happened after a 1971 Supreme Court decision

 

[j66kicker]

He used to name his dunks - like "Gorilla Thrilla" and "In Your Face Disgrace".

RIP

 

[meyers7]

Wow, sorry I missed this. Condolences to his family. RIP.

 

[Striper69]

I stopped at a local grocery store on my way home from school at Monmouth University in Long Branch, NJ in the late '90s. I saw a figure at the end of the aisle that was taller than anyone I'd ever seen in a store in my life.

It was DD and he was looking at me- probably wondering if I was going to bother him for a autograph or something. Never saw him again but watched him all the time when he played with Dr. J & Co.

RIP, Darryl...