Nationality American Name Johnny High Career start 1979 Pro career 1979–1984 Weight 84 kg | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Height 1.91 m Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role Basketball player Career end 1984 | |
Born April 25, 1957Birmingham, Alabama ( 1957-04-25 ) NBA draft 1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24th overall Education | ||
Johnny Harold "Sky" High (April 25, 1957 – June 13, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix 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 play college basketball at Lawson State Community College and University of Nevada and was selected by Phoenix in the second round of the 1979 NBA draft. During an NBA game against Washington on January 28, 1981, High recorded nine steals.
High died in an early-morning automobile accident on June 13, 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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