Ray Felix

Ray Felix

No. 25, 19, 14
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	December 10, 1930(1930-12-10)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Date of death	July 28, 1991(1991-07-28) (aged 60)
Place of death	Queens, New York
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Long Island
NBA Draft	1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Pro career	1953–1962
League	NBA
Career history
1953–1954	Baltimore Bullets
1954–1960	New York Knicks
1960–1962	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1954) NBA Rookie of the Year (1954)
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,974 (10.9 ppg)
Rebounds	5,652 (8.9 rpg)
Assists	458 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Raymond Darlington Felix (December 10, 1930 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played college basketball at Long Island University.

A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. Felix was also the second African-American, following Don Barksdale, to be named an All-Star. Felix spent nine seasons in the league, and played for the Bullets, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Felix averaged 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with career totals of 6,974 points and 5,652 rebounds. He retired in 1962.

External links

• Ray Felix Career Stats