Professional Basketball Player. Moses Malone was Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. A three-time NBA MVP and one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players, Malone was the most successful prep-to-pro player of his era, going straight from Petersburg High to a 21-year career in professional basketball. By the time Malone retired after 19 seasons in the NBA he was the last former ABA player active and held numerous distinctions in both leagues, including a championship ring and NBA finals MVP trophy won with the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers. He was nicknamed “Chairman of the Boards” and “Big Mo”. (bio by: David Peltier)  Family links:  Parents:  Mary Ellen Elizabeth Hudgins Malone (1928 – 2012)