Elgin Baylor’s Lasting Legacy nike nba jerseys
Basketball star led Seattle University to 1958 NCAA title game en route to a legendary career. There are legends. And there are LEGENDS. Elgin Baylor is a LEGEND. Perhaps the most well-known alumnus of Seattle University – there’s a reason the basketball court is named after him – Baylor is on the short list of greatest basketball players of all time. A Most Valuable Player award-winner. A Basketball Hall-of-Famer. And certainly the most famous athlete to emerge from SU. A native of Washington, D.C., Baylor played one year of college basketball at the College of Idaho before transferring to Seattle University for the 1956-57 season. But it was the 1957-58 season where Baylor cemented his place on the Mt. Rushmore of Seattle University. After starting the season 4-4, the 6-foot-5 Baylor led SU to wins in 19 of its next 20 games, including wins over No. 4 San Francisco and No. 3 Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament, landing Seattle University in the national title game against No. 9 ...