George Gervin

George Gervin, nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history, in 1996 Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Gervin was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.

27 April 1952

Born on the same birth date (27 April 1952): Ari Vatanen • Larry Elder

Born on the same birth day (27 April): Darcey Bussell • Edwin Morgan (poet) • G. K. Butterfield • Geoffrey Shovelton • Kate Pierson • Larry Elder • Lizzo • Michael Fish • Mihkel Lüdig • Mumtaz Mahal • Roman Matsov • Ron Morris (pole vaulter) • Sheena Easton • Taylor Chorney • Zohra Sehgal

Born in the same month (April 1952): Ahmet Piriştina • Bernard Stiegler • Bruce Robertson (rugby union) • Jacques Audiard • John McColl (British Army officer) • Leon Wilkeson • Louka Katseli • Marilu Henner • Mitch Pileggi • Nora Dunn • Pierre Guité • Rosemarie Ackermann • Sandy Mayer • Villy Søvndal • Vladislav Tretiak • Will Hoy