33 Facts About Moses Malone

1. Moses Malone died in his sleep at the age of 60, on the morning of September 13, 2015, at a hotel in Norfolk, Virginia.

2. Moses Malone dated Leah Nash, whom he had met in 2006, though they did not marry nor live together.

3. In January 1993, Moses Malone was arrested driving in Galveston, Texas, across Galveston Bay from his wife's home, for having violated a peace bond Alfreda had obtained.

4. Moses Malone wore down his opponents with his relentless effort and physical play.

5. Moses Malone is one of just eight players who have been named NBA MVP three or more times.

6. In 1994, Moses Malone signed with the Spurs, where he was used as a back-up center to David Robinson.

7. Moses Malone led the Bucks in rebounding and finished second on the team in scoring.

8. Moses Malone was voted by a fan ballot to the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, which was his 12th straight and final appearance.

9. Moses Malone was named to his 11th consecutive All-Star Game in 1988.

10. Moses Malone was named an All-Star, but he was not named to the All-NBA Team, the first time he was not selected since 1978.

11. Moses Malone ranked seventh in the league in scoring and fourth in rebounding, ending his five-season streak as the NBA rebounding champion.

12. Moses Malone was voted by a fan ballot to the All-Star team for the eighth time and finished the season with 24.6 ppg, which ranked ninth-best in the league.

13. Moses Malone was selected again for the All-Star Game, but he was unable to play because of an ankle injury.

14. Moses Malone scored 22.7 ppg in his second season with Philadelphia and was named to the All-NBA Second Team.

15. Moses Malone was an All-Star for the sixth consecutive season and earned first-team honors on both the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams.

16. Moses Malone was named the league MVP for the second straight year, becoming the only NBA player ever to win the award in consecutive seasons with two different teams, a feat matched only by Barry Bonds in the four major American sports leagues.

17. Moses Malone finished second in scoring to Adrian Dantley (30.7).

18. Moses Malone was named an All-Star for a third straight season and was named to the All-NBA Second Team.

19. Moses Malone was voted by fans to start for the East at center in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.

20. Moses Malone blocked 2.21 shots per game, the seventh-most in the league.

21. Moses Malone had already been selected by the NBA's New Orleans Jazz in a December 1975 pre-merger draft for ABA players of undergraduate age.

22. Moses Malone decided to become The New York Times called him "the first high schooler in modern basketball to go directly to the pros".

23. Moses Malone was an only child, raised alone by his mother, Mary, who had dropped out of school after finishing the fifth grade.

24. Moses Malone was nicknamed "Chairman of the Boards" for his rebounding prowess.

25. Moses Malone led the NBA in rebounding six times, including a then-record five straight seasons.

26. Moses Malone signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks, earning his 12th straight and final All-Star selection in his first season.

27. Moses Malone led the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, and won his second MVP award in 1982.

28. Moses Malone became a five-time All-Star in six seasons with the Rockets.

29. Moses Malone landed in the NBA with the Buffalo Braves, who traded him after two games to the Houston Rockets.

30. Moses Malone was named an ABA All-Star as a rookie and played two seasons in the league until it merged with the NBA in 1976.

31. Moses Malone began his professional career out of high school after he was selected in the third round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the Utah Stars.

32. Moses Malone was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001.

33. Moses Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983, when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers.