Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a major part of the golden era of New York Knicks basketball in the 1970's. The No. 2 overall pick in the 1967 NBA Draft out of Winston-Salem State began his career with ...
Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State in 1967, the year he averaged 41.5 points per game before going on to a stellar NBA career. The News & Observer file photo Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday ...
Like an exhilarating jazz interlude, Earl Monroe dazzled NBA fans on the court with his improvisational style of play. Before LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson or even Julius ...
Former Knicks great Earl Monroe — a man of many nicknames and a member of the 1973 championship squad — takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: A quote from your friend and former ...
MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) -- New York Knicks legends and NBA officials took part in a special groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Charter Basketball School.
The country’s first hoops-themed school is already a slam dunk for students, officials said. The Earl Monroe New Renaissance ...
NEW YORK — He moved through the crowd slowly, pushing his walker across the Bronx asphalt until he reached a folding chair, ...
THE BRONX (WABC) -- The nation's first specialty high school for basketball hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Bronx Wednesday. The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School opened its doors ...
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School opened its doors in September in the Bronx with an unusual focus for a charter school: career paths related to the game. By David Waldstein From the ...