George Yardley (November 3, 1928 in Hollywood, California - August 13, 2004 in Newport Beach, California) was an NBA Hall of Famer, the first player in history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan.
A two All-American at Stanford University, he led the Fort Wayne Pistons to two NBA Finals before the team moved to Detroit in 1957.
Yardley died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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