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Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928) was a basketball player from New York, New York.
He played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. He was a member of the 1955 NBA champion Syracuse Nationals and 12-time All-Star, Schayes played for the Nationals/76ers (1948-64) in a Hall of Fame career. Upon retirement in 1964, Schayes held the NBA records for career scoring (19,249 points) and games played(1,059). He never missed a single game from Feb. 17, 1952 until Dec. 26, 1961 (a streak of 706 games). On the sidelines, Schayes won NBA coach of the year honors in 1966.
Dolph Schayes is the father of Danny Schayes.
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