Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928 in New York, New York) was a professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as simply the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

He played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. He was a member of the 1955 NBA champion Syracuse Nationals and 12-time All-Star, Schayes played for the Nationals/76ers (1948-64) in a Hall of Fame career. Upon retirement in 1964, Schayes held the NBA records for career scoring (19,249 points) and games played (1,059). He never missed a single game from February 17, 1952 until December 26, 1961 (a streak of 706 games). On the sidelines, Schayes won NBA Coach of the Year honors in 1966. New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sixers for short. ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...

He is the father of former NBA center Danny Schayes. Vlade Divac playing for the national team of the former Yugoslavia The center is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... Daniel Leslie Schayes (born May 10, 1959 in Syracuse, New York) is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1981 until 1999. ...