Ralph Simpson

Basketball Player

Birthday August 10, 1949

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Michigan

Age 75 years old

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About

Former ABA and NBA shooting guard/small forward whose career spanned from 1970 to 1980; 5-time ABA All-Star while playing for the Denver Rockets and Denver Nuggets from 1970 to 1976.

Before Fame

He helped lead Pershing High School to a Michigan state championship in 1967, playing alongside future NBA star Spencer Haywood.

Trivia

He was selected 11th overall in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, but never played a game for the team.

Family Life

His daughter India.Arie became a Grammy Award-winning soul singer.

Associated With

He was teammates with the great Julius Erving on the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1978-79 season.