Jack Twyman - NBA HOFer/Namesake of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate Award/1971 TLS

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Jack Twyman - NBA HOFer/Namesake of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate Award/1971 TLS
John Kennedy Twyman (1934-2012) - American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. Twyman is a namesake of the NBA's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Twyman, a 6'6" forward, spent eleven seasons in the NBA. His entire career was spent as a member of the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals, today's Sacramento Kings.
Twyman and Wilt Chamberlain became the first players in NBA history to average more than 30 points per game in a single season when they both accomplished that feat during the 1959–60 season. He scored his career-high 59 points in a game that same season.
Twyman became the legal guardian of his teammate and friend Maurice Stokes, a Hall of Fame player who was paralyzed due to a head injury he suffered after a fall during a game.
In the last game of the 1958 regular season, Stokes was knocked on a play and hit his head on the floor. The injury manifested itself in the upcoming days, leaving Stokes permanently paralyzed after having seizures.  At age 23, Twyman became Stokes' legal guardian and provided support and care for Stokes for the rest of his life.
7.25“ x 10.5“ typed letter, December 1, 1971, on personal stationary, thanking him for his kind letter and complying with his autograph request, signed in fountain pen. Transmittal folds, otherwise very fine.
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