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Harold Hairston
Harold Hairston may refer to: * Happy Hairston Harold "Happy" Hairston (May 31, 1942 – May 1, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" (200 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward, he was best remembered for playing with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National B ... (Harold Hairston, 1942–2001), American basketball player * Harold Hairston (baseball) ( 1922–1998), American Negro league pitcher * Harold B. Hairston (1939–2016), Philadelphia fire commissioner {{hndis, Hairston, Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Hairston
Harold "Happy" Hairston (May 31, 1942 – May 1, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" (200 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward, he was best remembered for playing with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he also played for the Cincinnati Royals and the Detroit Pistons. Hairston was a member of the NBA champion 1971–72 Lakers; that team won 33 games in a row, a record not duplicated in any other American professional sport. Early life & College career Hairston was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and attended Atkins High School in Winston-Salem. He graduated from New York University, where he played college basketball for coach Lou Rossini from 1962 to 1964. One of his teammates at NYU was Barry Kramer; the two smashed almost every record for the NYU Violets. Hairston averaged 21 points per game, set an all-time rebounding record at NYU, and scored 1,350 total points in his college career. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Hairston (baseball)
Harold Hairston (April 6, 1922 – August 25, 1998) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Raleigh, West Virginia, Hairston served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Homestead Grays, and played with the Grays again the following season. Hairston died in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ... in 1998 at age 76. References External links anSeamheads 1922 births 1998 deaths Homestead Grays players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from West Virginia Sportspeople from Raleigh County, West Virginia United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century African-American sportspeople African Americans in World War II African-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |