Did you know…Gerald Henderson and Gerald Henderson jr. are the only father-son connection for the Sixers. Like father, like son, they both had a player Efficiency Rating of 13.4, and both wore #12 as Sixers.
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Did you know… The Sixers have had two of the three tallest NBA players ever. 7’7” Manute Bol (1990-94) and 7’6” Shawn Bradley (1993-95). The two towers played together for 4 games in 1994. 7’7” Gheorghe Muresan (1993-2000) a former Washington Bullet and New Jersey Net, was the other tallest.
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Did you know… During the 1992-93 season, the Flyers had their only father-son combo. Bill Dineen was the team’s Head Coach, and his son Kevin Dineen was 4th on the team in scoring. It’s also the only season in Flyers history where the team had no captain. The following season Terry Simpson took over as Head Coach, and Kevin Dineen was named the team’s 10th captain.
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Did you know… In 2011, three of the Phillies Phantastic Phour pitchers finished in the top five in Cy Young voting. Roy Halladay finished 2nd, Cliff Lee was 3rd, and Cole Hamels finished 5th.
#32 Phillies Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton – Phillies/P (1972-86) Steve Carlton was one of the game’s all-time greatest hurlers. Lefty was a four-time Cy Young Award winner with the Phils. His 329 wins are 2nd all-time for lefties (Warren Spahn 363) and 4th best overall of the modern era. Carlton led the NL in wins four times, was the NL ERA leader in 1972, a Gold Glover in 1981 and led the NL in KOs 5 times. Carlton was a seven-time NL All Star with the Phillies, and in 1980 was 2-0 vs the Kansas City Royals helping the Phillies to their first World Series win. Carlton’s 4,136 KOs in 2nd all-time for lefties. Carlton was a five-time 20 game winner and started 35+ games ten times for the Phils. Carlton also picked off 144 runners over his career. That’s 62 more pickoffs than second place (Jerry Koosman 82). Of all the amazing stats and feats of Lefty’s phenomenal career, quite possibly the most impressive is Carlton posting 27 wins on a Phillies team that only won 59. Carlton’s winning 45.8% of his team’s wins is the highest percentage in 120 years and by far the best of the modern era. The Phillies retired Lefty’s #32 and entered him in their Wall of Fame in 1989. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. The Phillies honored Carlton with a statue outside Citizen’s Bank Park in 2004.
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On June 1st, 1986, the Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 16-5 at the Vet. Steve Carlton gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings, but picked up the win. It was his 241st win for the Phillies (plus 6 in the postseason), and it would be his last in Phillies pinstripes. Carlton would win another 11 games over the next season and a half with four different stops along the way before ending his Hall of Fame career with 329 wins.
#2 Sixers Moses Malone
Moses Malone – Sixers/C (1982-1986) Moses Malone was a dominant NBA rebounder earning him the nickname “Chairman of the Boards.” He was the NBA MVP, and NBA Finals MVP in 1983 helping the Sixers capture their 3rd NBA Title in franchise history. The twelve-time NBA All Star was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
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On May 31st, 1987 the Flyers fell to the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Rookie goalie Ron Hextall was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs. It was the 4th time a Flyer was awarded the trophy, and 2nd time in a losing cause. It was also the 2nd time in 3 seasons that the Flyers lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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On May 31st, 1983 Moses Malone led the Sixers to their 3rd NBA Championship in franchise history. The Sixers beat the New York Knicks 4 games to none, the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 1, and swept the Lakers 4 games to none to win the NBA Title. It was the 4th Finals appearance for the Sixers in 7 years, and the win gave Philadelphia its 4th Championship in ten years (Flyers 1974 and 1975, Phillies 1980). It would be 25 years before Philly tasted another championship. 
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On May 30th, 1985 the 1984-85 NHL season came to a close as the Flyers were beaten 8-3 by the Edmonton Oilers losing the Stanley Cup Final 4 games to 1. The Flyers took game 1 of the series, but lost the next 4. The Flyers led the league in points that season with 113, and Pelle Lindbergh won the Vezina Trophy. Oilers Wayne Gretzky had an insane 208 points, and Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year.
