Earl 'Black Jesus' Monroe is a legend in the city of New York for what he brought to the Knicks franchise during his tenure with the legendary organization. Monroe was drafted second overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1967 NBA Draft and scored a total of 56 points against the Los Angeles Lakers in his rookie year, the third highest amount of points scored by any rookie in the history of the NBA. Monroe was known for his flashy and highlight reel style of play.
Monroe was not able to achieve championship status during the 1973 season as the point guard/shooting guard of the New York Knicks. He was able to earn four NBA All-Star honors as well as Rookie of the Year in the year 1968 and to this very day at the age of 73-years-old looks great and able.