- Johnny High
Infobox NBA Player
name = Johnny High
position = Guard
league =NBA
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 185
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date|1957|4|25
birth_place =Birmingham, Alabama
death_date = death date and age|1987|7|13|1957|4|25
death_place =Phoenix, Arizona
college = Nevada
highschool =
draft = 24th overall
draft_year = 1979
draft_team =Phoenix Suns
career_start = 1979
career_end = 1984
former_teams = Phoenix Suns (1979-84)Johnny Harold "Sky" High (
April 25 ,1957 –July 13 ,1987 ) was an American professionalbasketball player for thePhoenix Suns of the NBA. He spent four seasons with Phoenix and missed only one game in his first three years.Born in
Birmingham, Alabama , High attended high school at Birmingham's Jones Valley High School. He went on to playcollege basketball at Lawson State Community College and University of Nevada and was selected by Phoenix in the second round of the1979 NBA Draft . During an NBA game against Washington on January 28, 1981, High recorded nine steals. [ [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=58611 Suns lose at home to Timberwolves, 103-101 | Arizona sports, Arizona sports teams | eastvalleytribune.com ] ]High died in an early-morning automobile accident on July 13, 1987 in
Phoenix, Arizona . [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3D9113BF937A25755C0A961948260 Ex-Suns Player Dies After Crash - New York Times ] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DA1739F934A25755C0A961948260 SPORTS PEOPLE; Death of Key Witness - New York Times ] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIGHJO01 NBA stats] @ "basketballreference.com"
* [http://thedraftreview.com/history/drafted1979/High-Johnny.htm Player Profile] @ "thedraftreview.com"
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