Clyde "The Glide" Drexler elected to Basketball Hall.

[wilheim]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clyde Drexler was one of six new members of the Naismith Memorial basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.

All-Star Drexler, championship coach Bill Sharman, 1984 Olympic gold medallist Lynette Woodard, the late Maurice Stokes, Phoenix Suns (news) general manager Jerry Colangelo and Yugoslavian guard Drazen Dalipagic form the 'Class of 2004' that will be enshrined in Springfield, Mass., in September.

Drexler, nicknamed 'The Glide," led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals of 1990 and 1992, and won a championship with the Houston Rockets in 1995.

He was a member of the original United States Olympic 'Dream Team', and in 1997 was named as one of the NBA's 50 greatest players.
Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Sharman joins John Wooden and current New York Knicks coach Lenny Wilkens as only the third member to have been elected to the Hall as both player and coach.
Stokes was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1956 but was paralyzed when he fell during a game in his third season. He died in 1970.

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[Fishhead]

Always liked Clyde the Glide.

 

[SubZaero]

Nice... I miss those days with MJ and Drexler playing against each other.

 

[Journeyman]

My favorite player of all time...

A gentleman , I miss watching him...

 

[wilheim]

 

[Journeyman]

What a graceful player, he had a very unique dribbling style, he would put his head down and take off down court almost exclusively using his right hand...He was very fast with the ball dribbling always righthanded!

I wanted Portland to beat the Bulls so bad back then, they has em and just collapsed in two losses late in the 4th, both games blowing huge leads...Referees! LOL!