Darryl Dawkins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Darryl Dawkins
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 11, 1957(1957-01-11)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2015-08-27
Birthplace	Orlando
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Capricorn

Darryl Dawkins Biography

Darryl Dawkins is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 11, 1957 in Orlando, Florida, United States. The nickname was Chocolate Thunder, he was well-known for his backboard-breaking dunkers, and was among the first highlight reel dunks in the NBA and played in the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets during a time that ran from 1975 until 1989.

He was a teammate of Julius Erving on the 76ers from the year 1976 until 1982.

Dawkins averaged double figures in scoring nine times in his 14 years in the NBA, often ranking among the league leaders in field-goal percentage. He also played in the NBA Finals three times as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dawkins set an NBA record for fouls in a season (386 in 1983–84).

With the fifth overall pick in the 1975 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Dawkins. He was drafted behind David Thompson, David Meyers, Marvin Webster, and Alvan Adams. He signed a seven-year contract worth $1 million.

The couple had 3 children together. Janice Dawkins.

Darryl Dawkins Net Worth

Darryl Dawkins is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darryl Dawkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After a memorable time during his time at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida, he was selected 5th in the overall draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975.

He was a professional basketball player in Italy and with the Harlem Globetrotters after ending his NBA career in 1989.

Darryl Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player, particularly known for his tenure with the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. His nickname, “ Chocolate Thunder”, was bestowed upon him by Stevie Wonder. He was known for his powerful dunks, which led to the NBA adopting breakaway rims due to his shattering the backboard on two occasions in 1979.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Darryl Dawkins height 6 ft 11 in Darryl weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Darryl Dawkins Dating?

According to our records, Darryl Dawkins married to Janice Hoderman , Robbin Thornton , Kelly Barnes Dawkins. As of December 1, 2023, Darryl Dawkins’s is not dating anyone.

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In the 1981 season Dawkins produced a .607 field-goal percentage, second in the NBA to Artis Gilmore’s .670. Dawkins averaged 14 points and 7.2 rebounds for the year, but Philadelphia failed to return to the Finals. The club met the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and lost in seven games.

Facts & Trivia

Darryl Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Darryl Dawkins celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.

Dawkins was traded to the Nets during the 1982 off-season in exchange for a first round draft pick. At age 25, Dawkins joined a Nets club that included Albert King, Buck Williams, and Otis Birdsong. His first two seasons with the Nets were successful for both sides, as Dawkins experienced a career renaissance of sorts and the Nets had their most successful seasons to that point.

How many backboards did Darryl Dawkins shatter?

Dawkins is responsible for the NBA having to go to breakaway rims when he shattered two backboards with thunderous dunks in 1979. ”The first one was an accident, but I wanted to see if I could do it again when I got back to Philadelphia,” Dawkins told the New York Times in 2004. ”All the fans were hollering, ‘You’ve …

Is Darryl Dawkins a Hall of Famer?

Florida Sports Hall of Fame | Darryl Dawkins.

Is Chocolate Thunder still alive?

August 27, 2015

When did Darryl Dawkins shattered backboard?

Dawkins shattered his first backboard in a game against the Kansas City Kings on November 13, 1979 at the Municipal Auditorium. He made a cut towards the basket, caught the ball in the lane and powered down a dunk over Bill Robinzine that registered a 10 on the Richter scale.

Who was the lightest person to break a backboard?

On November 13, 1979, in the middle of a game at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Philadelphia 76ers center Darryl Dawkins leaps over Kansas City Kings forward Bill Robinzine and slam-dunks the basketball, shattering the fiberglass backboard.