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Vaughn Harper
Born(1945-03-01)March 1, 1945
New York City, New York
DiedJuly 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 71)
Englewood, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Other namesQuiet Storm
Occupation(s)DJ, announcer
AwardsBlack Radio Exclusives "2008 Jeep Unlimited Radio Personality of The Year", an inductee to The Living Legends Hall of Fame, the #4 spot as "Best Urban DJ of all-time"

Vaughn Harper (March 1, 1945 – July 9, 2016[1]) was an American broadcast announcer and DJ.

Early life

Harper played high school basketball at Boys High School in Brooklyn and was an All American standout rebounder that played in the NIT tournament with his alma mater Syracuse University. After spending a brief stint with the CBA which garnered him a try-out with the Detroit Pistons, he was selected in the sixth round of the NBA draft as their #57 pick.[2] Vaughn wasn't chosen by the team but his deep bass voice and transition to radio disc jockey after failing to make the NBA is where he had the greatest impact, the Quiet storm radio program lasted 35 years on black owned Inner City Broadcasting's flagship New York FM radio station, WBLS-FM.

Orangeman

Harper played on the Orangemen squad as a starter from 1966 to 1968, as a sophomore he started in all but three games for Syracuse in the NCAA East Region tourney. Despite playing in only three varsity campaigns he is 10th on the Orangemen's all-time rebounding chart. As a senior, Vaughn led the Orangemen in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game for his career.[3] In 1967 the starting five, George Hicker, Rick Dean, Steve Ludd, Ritchie Cornwall and Harper were 19-2 and ranked 8th in the nation before losing four of the last five games of the season. In a game against Colgate, Harper pulled down 23 rebounds.[4] Because of his leaping ability, and the lack of height on the team, Harper jumped center for most of his Syracuse career. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 6th round of the 1968 draft, but failed to make the team.

See also


References

  1. ^ "WBLS 'Quiet Storm' DJ Vaughn Harper dies at 71". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pistons Draft History | Detroit Pistons". Nba.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  3. ^ "Vaughn Harper". Orangehoops.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  4. ^ Mike Waters (1 November 2003). The Orangemen: Syracuse University Men's Basketball. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-0-7385-3476-3.


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