Chocolate Thunder Passes Away

[cumberlandreds]

Darryl Dawkins died of a heart attack a few days ago. He was 58. He was the first high school player to go straight to the NBA. He was flamboyant to say the least. He had a nickname for all of his dunks. He was also the first player I ever saw to shatter the backboard as a result from a dunk. In the last few years he had kind of turned into an ambassador for the NBA. RIP Chocolate Thunder.


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/darryl-dawkins--the-legendary--chocolate-thunder---dies-at-58-204549915.html

[gonelong]

Hope fully he is headed back to planet Lovetron. What a colorful and fun guy.

GL

[Assembly Hall]

Loved him and those Sixer teams.

[M2]

Used to live near Dr. J. All the kids in the neighborhood would keep an eye open for when various members of the Sixers were at his place. I remember kids running/biking/skateboarding up to the rest of us, proclaiming the latest arrivals. The biggest neighborhood freak outs were reserved for Darryl Dawkins.

[Revering4Blue]

Well worth reading.

A Letter To Darryl Dawkins.

http://thesixersense.com/2015/08/28/letter-darryl-dawkins/

[goreds2]

Loved him and those Sixer teams. OMG, those were the most fun NBA teams to watch ever. (In my opinion) Great memories as a kid watching them.