Elvin Hayes appears on the May 8, 1978 cover of Sports Illustrated. The 1968 NBA Draft’s first overall pick out of Houston, Elvin Hayes won Rookie of the Year and made 12-consecutive All-Star Games while winning a championship with the Washington Bullets in 1978. Nicknamed “The Big E,” the Hall of Fame center/power forward turned 70 years old Nov. 17, 2015.
(Manny Millan for SI)
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