How Julius Erving Became The Legendary “Doctor J”
Julius’s childhood nickname (“the doctor”) was supposed to be an inside joke.
Even when he was a college star nearly everyone called by his full name.
But then in 1971 everything changed.
That summer, Julius Erving showed up at the Rucker pro league.
No one could believe what they saw from the 6’6 small forward.
A guy with a 41 inch vertical who flew through the air like an acrobat and scored with ease.
The announcers threw out a bunch of nicknames to describe his talent.
Calling Julius “Black Moses”, “Little Hawk” and “The Claw”
Julius had enough.
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