Maurice Stokes (June 17, 1933 – April 6, 1970) 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.[1][2]
Stokes is a namesake of the NBA's Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award alongside Jack Twyman, who served as Stokes' legal guardian during the final years of his life. Stokes was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.
^Chace, John W. (April 7, 1970). "Long battle finally ends for Stokes". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 20.
^"Tragic Stokes battle ends". Pittsburgh Press. April 7, 1970. p. 31.
MauriceStokes (June 17, 1933 – April 6, 1970) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National...
support and care for Stokes for the rest of his life. To help with Stokes' ongoing medical finances, Twyman organized the "MauriceStokes Memorial Basketball...
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