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Julius Erving
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Julius Erving
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Julius Erving

American, 1950
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Place ActiveAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Julius Erving, or "Dr. J," is an American former professional basketball player. He played on the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires and New York Nets as well as the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. President Barack Obama described Dr. J as one of his childhood heroes.