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Maurice Stokes

Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)

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Born
June 17, 1933
Died
April 6, 1970
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1933

About Maurice Stokes

Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Second Team member and the 1956 NBA Rookie of the Year. His career – and later his life – was cut short by a debilitating brain injury and paralysis. Stokes did not start his first two years at Westinghouse, but, in his last two years, he helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back city championships in 1950 and 1951. In his first college season, Stokes averaged 23.1 points and 26.5 rebounds per game. Stokes is one of eight NBA players who have recorded four consecutive triple-doubles.

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Maurice Stokes timeline

  1. Stokes did not start his first two years at Westinghouse, but, in his last two years, he helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back city championships in 1950 and 1951.
  2. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Second Team member and the 1956 NBA Rookie of the Year.

The world when Maurice Stokes was born

Maurice Stokes was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maurice Stokes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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