Fiendish old-timey basketball question: Purple jersey #43

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What prominent 1960s (possibly–but not for sure) era Black NBA player wore a purple(ish) jersey with #43? This is actually a GQ, but I thought it stood a better chance in this forum. Anyone???

And, no, it’s not homework.

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Looking at the Lakers’ all-time roster, the only one who may fit your criteria is Earl Tatum. However, he played in the late 1970s and wasn’t very prominent. I didn’t bother looking at any other NBA team’s roster, because the Lakers are the end-all be-all of basketball. :slight_smile:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Earl%20Tatum&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=869

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Checked here and didn’t see anyone that I recognized.

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Thank you. I’m guessing Tatum is the man, then.