Chet Walker elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

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Chet is in Sports Illustrated's All Time #59 greatest photo

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/100greatestphotos/#59

[Da Coach]

For many years, Chet Walker refused to sign autographs.
But he must have finally realized there is money to be made, and now Ebay has a lot of signed stuff of Chet's.

Here is one that commemorates the 1960 NIT championship-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHET-WALKER-Signed-Wilson-NCAA-Basketball-w-60-NIT-Champs-Bradley-Braves-SS-/330828183089?pt=US_Autographs&hash=item4d06e57631

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I happened to stumble on a couple columns that ranked the BEST Philadelphia Sixers of all time...

Here's one that's going on now and their countdown is currently at #5 and they still haven't named Chet Walker - so I suspect he's in the Top 4

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20121227/SPORTS03/312270026/Top-10-Greatest-Sixers-All-Time-No-5-Hal-Greer

but then I ran across this ranking of the best Sixers - and I guess I am astounded - the guy who made this ranking up is insane!

He has Hersey Hawkins at #19 - I guess I have no problem with that ...but #18 is Samuel Dalembert????

But then he has Moses Malone at #15 and Chet Walker at #13..and Doug Collins at #16...

Then he places Steve Mix at #12, Wilt Chamberlain at only #7 (what the hey??)...
..and then he has Allen Iverson at #6, Dolph Schayes at the top spot...
I guess everyone's entitled to their opinions - but the guy is crazy...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/858479-philadelphia-76ers-50-greatest-all-time-players#/articles/858479-philadelphia-76ers-50-greatest-all-time-players/page/33

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Doug Collins will be inducted into National Collegiate Hall of Fame... (I don't believe he is in the NBA Hall of Fame - does anyone know?)
however - even tho the MVC will honor this as well - keep in mind that as good as Doug was, he played a collegiate schedule of games vs. "small school" opponents (DePauw, Winona State, Stout State, Bemidji State, NE Missouri, etc..)
...... and was never a part of the Missouri Valley Conference. (Illinois State did not become a member of the MVC until 1981 - almost a decade after Doug left college)

http://www.goredbirds.com/news/2016/3/21/mens-basketball-collins-to-be-inducted-into-national-collegiate-basketball-hall-of-fame.aspx?path=mbball