Today is a proud day for Sixers fans, especially those that were able to take in the championship team of 1983.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced that Bobby Jones will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 class. From the Sixers:
PHILADELPHIA – APRIL 6, 2019 – The Philadelphia 76ers organization today congratulates Bobby Jones on his appointment to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At a press conference held in Minneapolis today, the site of the NCAA Men’s Final Four, the Hall of Fame announced that Jones, Bill Fitch, Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma, Paul Westphal, the Tennessee A&I teams of 1957-59, Teresa Weatherspoon, Al Attles, Charles “Chuck” Cooper, Vlade Divac, Carl Braun and the Wayland Baptist University teams of 1948-82 will make up the Class of 2019.