Darryl Dawkins

Biography

Darryl R. Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A three-time NBA finalist center, he most notably played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets with brief tenures at the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons later on. His powerful dunks, which shattered two backboards in 1979, led the NBA to adopt breakaway rims. Dawkins averaged double figures in scoring nine times in his 14-year NBA career, often ranking among the league leaders in field-goal percentage, and set an NBA record for fouls in a season (386) in 1983–84. Stevie Wonder gave him the nickname Chocolate Thunder.

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