ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi, hiː wʌz bɹˈiːfli sˈaɪnd æz ɐ fɹˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt baɪ ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ˈɜːz, bˌʌt wʌz kˈʌt.
After graduating in 1972 with a degree in history, he was briefly signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was cut.