Larry Smith is an American professional basketball power forward, known by the nicknames Mr. Mean and The Man with the Golden Legs. He was born on January 18, 1958, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, attended Simmons High School in Hollandale, Mississippi, and played college basketball at Alcorn State. The Golden State Warriors chose him in the second round, with the first pick of that round and the 24th pick overall, of the 1980 NBA Draft, and he made his NBA debut on October 10, 1980. He was named to the 1980-81 All-Rookie team. Listed at 6 feet 8 inches and 215 pounds, he played 13 years in the league and appeared in 883 games, averaging 6.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. His season rows run for nine years with Golden State and then with Houston and San Antonio.
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