Clyde Frazier

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Walt Frazier’s 1975 All-Star game teammates included some of the greats of his era, including the Bullets’ Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld, the Celtics’ John Havlicek and Jo Jo White, and Clyde’s own backcourt partner, Earl Monroe. But at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Frazier didn’t need much help. He notched one of the great All-Star games in NBA history, collecting the MVP award after scoring 30 points. Only 20 other players have done that.

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#NYK70 | 1975: Walt Frazier is All-Star Game MVP With 30 Points

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When the classic gangster film “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, came out in 1967, it inspired a fashion for the pinstriped suits and wide-brimmed fedoras favored by Beatty’s roguish character. One young man who took to wearing such hats was an instant attraction in the Big Apple: the newest Knick, Walt Frazier. As legend has it, legendary championship trainer Danny Whelan tagged Frazier with the “Clyde” nickname, and it stuck.

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#NYK70 | 1967: Knicks Draftee Walt Frazier Earns His "Clyde" Nickname For His "Bonnie and Clyde" Style Hat

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Clyde Frazier and Earl Monroe Praise Knicks Fans

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Mike Breen Pays Tribute To Clyde Frazier, Celebrating 70th Birthday

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1-on-1 with Clyde: 70 Years of Cool, Creating Catch Phrases, Life Outside of Basketball, and More

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(1967) Knicks sign first-round draft pick Walt Frazier to a multi-year $75,000 contract.

(1987) With the 18th pick in the NBA Draft, the Knicks select point guard Mark Jackson from St. John’s University. 