Birth Name: Darryl Dawkins
Occupation: Basketball Player
Place Of Birth: Orlando
Date Of Birth: January 11, 1957
Date Of Death: August 27, 2015
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Darryl Dawkins was born on the 11th of January, 1957. He was best known for being a Basketball Player. Nicknamed Chocolate Thunder, he was known for his backboard-shattering dunks, as one of the NBA’s first highlight-reel dunkers; played mostly for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets in a career that spanned from 1975 to 1989.
Darryl Dawkins was born in Orlando. After a remarkable career at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida, he was drafted 5th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975. He played professional basketball in Italy and for the Harlem Globetrotters after ending his NBA career in 1989.
Darryl Dawkins was a Capricorn and was born in the Baby Boomers Generation.
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Childhood
Darryl Dawkins was born in 1950s. The 1950s is often viewed as "baby boom" and a period of conformity, when young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. The 50s were also the beginning of the Space Race, Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Discover what happened on this day.
Darryl Dawkins is part of the Baby boomers generation. Also known as "boomers", are the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. They are associated with a rejection of traditional values. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement.
Education
Darryl’s Darryl Dawkins attended Evans in Orlando, Florida.
Family
Darryl Dawkins’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Darryl Dawkins’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Darryl Dawkins kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Darryl Dawkins was born in the Year of the Rooster.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Darryl Dawkins |
| NICKNAME: | Chocolate Thunder, Double D |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Baby Boomers Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Darryl Dawkins was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Darryl Dawkins was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Darryl Dawkins had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Darryl Dawkins’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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