| Birth: | Jun. 17, 1933
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Apr. 6, 1970
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ohio, USA | 
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. For three seasons (1955 to 1958), he played at the forward and guard positions in the National Basketball Association with the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals. After attending Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played collegiate basketball at St. Francis College (Pennsylvania). While with the Terriers, he was a key contributor to St. Francis' reaching of the 1955 NIT Semifinals. Stokes distinguished himself during that tournament as recipient of the MVP honors. Selected by Rochester as the 2 nd overall pick during the 1955 NBA Draft, he captured Rookie of the Year honors (1955- 1956) as he yielded 1,125 points. The following season (1956-1957), he set a league record with 1,256 total rebounds. In 202 regular season games, he compiled 3.315 points with 3,492 total rebounds while achieving All-Star status each of his three- years. His career was tragically cut short, when he sustained a severe head injury during a game on March 12, 1958. Stokes suffered a long-term effects the remainder of his life and succumbed from a heart attack on April 6th, 1970. He was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. (bio by: C.S.)
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Note: NBA Rookie of the Year for 1955-56 (between Hall of Famers Bob Pettit and Tommy Heinsohn; 2nd pick overall in the NBA draft from St Francis College in Loretto, PA. | | | Burial:
Franciscan Friar Cemetery
Loretto
Cambria County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: on St Francis campus |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Ron Buchinski
Record added: Aug 24, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7792486 |
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