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Elvin Hayes was a 6 ft 9 Center / Power forward. In his career with the San Diego/Houston Rockets and the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, Hayes played 1,303 games over 16 seasons, registering 27,313 points (eighth all-time) and 16,279 rebounds (fourth all-time). Hayes never missed more than two games in any of his 16 seasons in the NBA. In addition to his 1968 scoring title, he led the NBA in rebounding in 1970 and 1974. Hayes played in twelve straight NBA All-Star Games from 1969 to 1980.
Hayes was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team during the 1996--97 NBA season and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. He has boycotted the Hall of Fame since 1990 and refuses to return until Guy Lewis, his coach at the University of Houston, is admitted.