Pounding The Rock · Apr 27, 2019
Happy birthday, George Gervin
Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesThere was an era, young bucks, before your time. Before DeMar DeRozan. Before Timmy . . . and Manu . . . and Tony. Before David Robinson came in to save a struggling small franchise.
The shorts were short. The socks were jacked up. Afros were full and glorious. The players were wiry and wily. And George Gervin was the king in San Antonio.
#44 was the first superstar of the San Antonio Spurs franchise. He’s the second player in Spurs history to have his jersey hanging in the rafters.
To get the real feel, you have to check out the highlights.
George Gervin has meant so much to this franchise that he has been immortalized in a mural at Rudy’s Seafood.