Like so many Angelenos first introduced to pro basketball in 1960 when the Lakers moved from Minnesota, Gail Goodrich wanted to be just like Elgin Baylor. Baylor’s play and Chick Hearn’s narration ...

"Los Angeles sports legend" is the most appropriate way to describe the contributions of Gail Goodrich, who returned to Southern California on Friday as an 82-year-old full of stamina and humbleness ...

On May 20, 1970, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Gail Goodrich in a trade with the Phoenix Suns. The deal returned Goodrich to the franchise that selected him in the 1965 NBA Draft. After breaking ...

Gail Goodrich was known as “Goody” by the other players on the Phoenix Suns during the team’s first two seasons in the league. And he was the Suns’ first true point guard. Goodrich grew up in Pasadena ...

Elgin Baylor and Gail Goodrich were Los Angeles Lakers teammates from 1970 to 1972, and upon the late forward’s death this week, the former guard shared a story about the team playing poker. Goodrich ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — More than three decades later, some details of the classic slam dunk contest showdown between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins are a bit fuzzy to Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich. One ...

Hall of Fame basketball player Gail Goodrich came to Sun Valley Poly High on Friday as his alma mater named its gym the Gail Goodrich Sports Complex. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Anges Times) "Los Angeles ...

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