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Harvey Pollack Honored with Historical Marker Near the Wells Fargo Center
By Jim Adair
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A new Pennsylvania Historical Marker – those blue and yellow signs you see all over the more historical parts of the city – was erected today to honor the late Harvey “SuperStat” Pollack. The legendary stat-man, who worked with the NBA from its inception to his death last year, was the inventor of stats like rebounds, assists, and turnovers.
Tremendous MT @NBAHistory A powerful lineup of speakers on hand today in Phila to honor legacy of Harvey Pollack. pic.twitter.com/lVoJ07Qtev
— Alessandro Gasparro (@sandrogasparro) May 19, 2016
Here's the poem written by Pat Williams, GM of '83 team, that he read during Harvey Pollack ceremony. pic.twitter.com/sH12Br35WC
— brianseltzer (@brianseltzer) May 19, 2016
Honored to be here to celebrate Harvey "Super Stat" Pollack @XFINITYLive pic.twitter.com/f9h8XyTcS7
— Chelsey Scalese (@ChelseyScalese) May 19, 2016
Pollack was also known for his extensive t-shirt collection and being the guy who wrote the “100” on the paper Wilt Chamberlain held after scoring triple-digits. Those couldn’t make the marker though. Gotta cram as much on that sign as you can, though.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.