25 Facts About Leroy Edwards

Leroy Edwards was an NCAA All-American at the University of Kentucky and one of the most lauded professional players in the United States' National Basketball League's history.

Leroy Edwards was an all-state player who twice led the North Central Conference in scoring and led Arsenal to the state quarterfinals as a junior in an era when there were no divisional breakdowns based on school enrollment.

Leroy Edwards played one season of varsity basketball at the University of Kentucky.

Leroy Edwards is generally recognized as the player responsible for the implementation of the three-second rule.

Leroy Edwards said Edwards was the strongest player that he ever coached and he played above the rim.

Leroy Edwards, selected to the First Team All-Southeastern Conference, was named the Helms Athletic Foundation National College Player of the Year.

When Leroy Edwards decided to play professional basketball he was considered the premier player in the country.

Leroy Edwards was a prolific scorer with either hand, left or right, could shoot from the outside and was an excellent defensive player.

Leroy Edwards accomplished so much at a time when game scores and point totals were much lower than today.

Leroy Edwards was the first professional basketball player to score 35 points in a game when he did so against the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons on March 5,1942.

Leroy Edwards led the NBL in scoring his first three years and in 1939 he led the league in every recorded offensive statistic.

Leroy Edwards ended his career as the second highest scorer in National Basketball League history.

Leroy Edwards' team had the best record of all teams that were invited to the World Professional Basketball Tournament, winning 20 games and losing 10.

The Oshkosh All Stars were crowned the World Professional Basketball Tournament champions in Chicago in 1942, and Leroy Edwards was the all-time leading point scorer in the tournaments history.

Leroy Edwards was the leading scorer of the tournament, scoring 49 points in three games, including a 12-point performance in the final.

Leroy Edwards's comments were that Edwards was a great player who could play in any era.

Isaacs said that Leroy Edwards never complained to the officials during a game and would play hard.

Leroy Edwards added that Hall of Famer Tarzan Cooper and Edwards would talk to each other during the games.

Leroy Edwards recalled one game when Edwards said something to Cooper about a rough move that he made.

Still, whenever they met on the court Leroy Edwards usually had the upper hand.

Hall of Famer Ray Meyer, Mikan's coach at DePaul University, wrote that Leroy Edwards was not merely a good basketball player, but a great one.

Leroy Edwards, he wrote, had a great move with his back to the basket.

Leroy Edwards would turn left, dribble with his right hand and he'd use his left hand to push the defender out of the way.

Leroy Edwards had been an employee of Chrysler's Indianapolis plant before his death.

Whether Leroy Edwards was playing college basketball for Kentucky or professionally against the New York Renaissance, Harlem Globetrotters or the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, he contributed to basketball's development and popularity in the United States.