Len Bias was a basketball player chosen second overall in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Bias died from a cardiac arrhythmia induced by cocaine usage less than two days after being drafted by the Celtics. Bias had been an All-American college player from the University of Maryland. He was born in Landover, Maryland.http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1216291
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Who is the best college basketball player to come out of Univ. of Maryland?(5 Answers)
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Len Bias. There is no debate in this one. As good as Smith and Dixon were, Bias was the guy who people still today could've kept Jordan ...
Has there ever been a draft year like 1986 when Len Bias died and so many top choices fizzled because of drugs or other evils? (2 Answers)
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There will never be a loss of talent like was lost when Len Bias overdosed. You could have just stopped right there with talking about 1986. It took ...
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Fast Facts
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Full name
Leonard Kevin Bias
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Born
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Died
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Birthplace
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Height
6 ft 8 in
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Weight
210 lbs
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Position
Forward
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High school
Northwestern High School, Hyattsville, Maryland
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College
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Draft year
1986
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Drafted by
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Draft position
2nd overall
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Number
34
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Cause of death
Cardiac arrhythmia induced by cocaine usage
