"He was one of the most spectacular shooters the game has ever known. I hear people talking about forwards today and I haven't seen many that can compare with him."

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“Tommy Hawkins, Baylor's teammate for six seasons and opponent for four declared to the San Francisco Examiner that "ound for pound, no one was ever as great as Elgin Baylor." He also said, "Elgin certainly didn't jump as high as Michael Jordan. But he had the greatest variety of shots of anyone. He would take it in and hang and shoot from all these angles. Put spin on the ball. Elgin had incredible strength. He could post up Bill Russell. He could pass like Magic and dribble with the best guards in the league.”

“I say without reservation that Elgin Baylor is the greatest corner man to have ever played professional basketball.”

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