Past TTM Success--Mel Daniels--ABA--NBA--HOF--(July 20, 1944 – October 30, 2015)

Mel signed our 1974-75 Topps - [Base] #192

Daniels, circa 1967
Personal information
Born	July 20, 1944 Detroit, Michigan
Died	October 30, 2015 (aged 71) Sheridan, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Southeastern CC (1963–1964) New Mexico (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1967–1976
Position	Center
Number	34, 9
Coaching career	1977–1993
Career history
As player:
1967–1968	Minnesota Muskies
1968–1974	Indiana Pacers
1974–1975	Memphis Sounds
1976	New York Nets
As coach:
1977–1979	Indiana State (assistant)
1984–1988	Indiana Pacers (assistant)
1988	Indiana Pacers
1991–1993	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
3× ABA champion (1970, 1972, 1973) 2× ABA MVP (1969, 1971) 7× ABA All-Star (1968–1974) ABA All-Star Game MVP (1969) 4× All-ABA First Team (1968–1971) All-ABA Second Team (1973) ABA Rookie of the Year (1968) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968) 3× ABA rebounding champion (1968, 1969, 1971) ABA All-Time Team No. 34 retired by Indiana Pacers Consensus second-team All-American (1967) 2× First-team All-WAC (1966, 1967)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	11,778 (18.4 ppg)
Rebounds	9,528 (14.9 rpg)
Assists	1,140 (1.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player