Lloyd "Sonny" Dove was an American professional basketball player.
15 Facts About Sonny Dove
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Sonny Dove's record has continued to make him one of the top players ever at St John's.
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In 2005 Sonny Dove was among the first ten men selected for "Basketball Legacy Honors" at the university.
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In 2011 Sonny Dove was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Sonny's mother Adeline B Dove was Mashpee Wampanoag and the sister of Earl Mills Sr.
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In 1951 Adeline Sonny Dove remarried and had four more children.
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Sonny Dove graduated from St Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn, where his skill at basketball was noted.
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Sonny Dove was recruited for St John's University by Lou Carnesecca, the assistant basketball coach at the time.
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Sonny Dove attended St John's University, where he was a forward and played for three seasons.
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Sonny Dove started under the legendary coach Joe Lapchick and was nicknamed the "Big Indian", as the team was called the Redmen.
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Sonny Dove was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the fourth pick of the 1967 NBA draft.
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Sonny Dove played two years with the Pistons before joining the New York Nets of the ABA, with whom he remained until 1972.
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Sonny Dove went into sports radio broadcasting, often sharing comments on basketball games with other former pro players.
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Sonny Dove died at age 37 from injuries in an accident when the taxi he was driving skidded off a partially open bridge into the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn in February 1983.
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Sonny Dove had three children: Zaynid and Kimberly with Patricia, and Leslie with common-law wife Ellen.