Gail Goodrich
Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
Playing collegiately at UCLA he helped UCLA compile a 78-11 three-year record
and win the 1964 and 1965 National Championship. Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament
Team in both of those championship seasons, Goodrich finished his career as UCLA's
all-time leading scorer (1,690 points). In 1964, UCLA's perfect 30-0 season, Goodrich
led the conference in scoring (21.5 ppg), becoming the first Bruin ever to accomplish
that feat.
Following his collegiate career, Goodrich was selected as a territorial draft choice
by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1965. Goodrich showed great improvement over his first
three years with the Lakers, but his career really catapulted when he was selected
by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 expansion draft. Although the Suns only won 16 games
in their first season, Goodrich established himself as a star in the NBA. The well-rounded
southpaw with a sweet shooting touch averaged 23.8 ppg, dished out 6.4 apg (seventh
in the NBA) and appeared in his first of five NBA All-Star Games. Goodrich was traded
back to the Lakers in 1970, and just one season later, helped lead Los Angeles to
a World Championship.
On a team filled with superstars (Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain) Goodrich's star
shined the brightest. He was the team's leading scorer as the Lakers started the
1971-72 season with a 39-3 record, which included an NBA-record 33-game winning streak.
That season, the Lakers won an then NBA record 69 games and the NBA title. Goodrich,
who will be remembered for his solid all-around play, finished his NBA career with
a career scoring average of 18.6 ppg in 1,031 games in 14 seasons. He was enshirined
into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
| EVENT |
PLACE |
POINTS |
MONEY |
EVENT WINS |
| 1980 Preliminary 2 |
1 |
N/A |
$10,000 |
Tennis, Half Mile Run |
| 1980 Final |
9 |
16 |
$4,800 |
Tennis |
| TOTALS |
16 |
$14,800 |
3 |