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George Mikan stood six feet four inches tall when he entered DePaul University campus in 1942. He weighed just over two hundred pounds and wore thick round glasses that obscured his vision.
The league widened the foul lane from six feet to twelve feet to force big men like George Mikan away from the basket. Officials also created the shot clock four years after the 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons game to prevent stalling tactics against him.
On the 20th of January 1952, George Mikan scored sixty-one points in double overtime against the Rochester Royals. He grabbed thirty-six rebounds during that same game which set an all-time record at the time.
George Mikan fought protracted legal battles over monthly pension payments of one thousand seven hundred dollars due to severe financial difficulties. His medical insurance was cut off while he faced kidney failure and diabetes in his later years.
The Minneapolis Lakers won five championships between 1948 and 1954 under the leadership of George Mikan. These titles established his legacy as a dominant player before the modern era began in 1965.