Classic SI Photos of Elvin Hayes
The 1968 NBA Draft's first overall pick out of Houston, Elvin Hayes won Rookie of the Year and made 12-consecutive All-Star Games while winning a championship with the Washington Bullets in 1978. As "The Big E" celebrates his 71st birthday on November 17, 2016, we present these classic SI photos of the Hall of Fame center and power forward.
![Classic SI Photos of Elvin Hayes Classic SI Photos of Elvin Hayes](https://www.si.com/.image/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQxNzUyMjIx/1968-lew-alcindor-elvin-hayes-nlc_04526_0jpg.jpg)
Classic SI Photos of Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
![1968-Lew-Alcindor-Elvin-Hayes-NLC_04526_0.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQxNzUyMjIx/1968-lew-alcindor-elvin-hayes-nlc_04526_0jpg.jpg)
January 20, 1968
Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
![1968-Elvin-Hayes-NLC_04529.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDc0NDMwODc3/1968-elvin-hayes-nlc_04529jpg.jpg)
January 20, 1968
Elvin Hayes
![1968-Elvin-Hayes-NLC_04534_0.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDczNTc4OTA5/1968-elvin-hayes-nlc_04534_0jpg.jpg)
January 20, 1968
Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
![1968-Elvin-Hayes-001296663.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzM5NjU1MDY5/1968-elvin-hayes-001296663jpg.jpg)
January 29, 1968 SI cover
Elvin Hayes
![1973-Elvin-Hayes-079001166.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDc0Mjk5ODA1/1973-elvin-hayes-079001166jpg.jpg)
January 16, 1973
Elvin Hayes and Nate "Tiny" Archibald
![1973-Elvin-Hayes-Tiny-Nate-Archibald-NLC_04627.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDczODQxMDUz/1973-elvin-hayes-tiny-nate-archibald-nlc_04627jpg.jpg)
March 8, 1973
Elvin Hayes and John Havlicek
![1974-Elvin-Hayes-001351290.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDcxMjg1MTQ5/1974-elvin-hayes-001351290jpg.jpg)
February 3, 1974
Elvin Hayes
![1974-Elvin-Hayes-079003982.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQxNDkwMDc3/1974-elvin-hayes-079003982jpg.jpg)
April 5, 1974 — NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4
Elvin Hayes and Jimmy Jones
![1975-Elvin-Hayes-001299281.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQyNjY5NzI1/1975-elvin-hayes-001299281jpg.jpg)
April 16, 1975 — NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3
Elvin Hayes and Bob McAdoo
![1975-Elvin-Hayes-NLC_04636.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzM5MTk2MzE3/1975-elvin-hayes-nlc_04636jpg.jpg)
April 16, 1975 — NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3
Elvin Hayes and Jim McMillian
![1975-Elvin-Hayes-080100367.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MDcyNDY0Nzk3/1975-elvin-hayes-080100367jpg.jpg)
April 18, 1975 — NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4
Elvin Hayes
![1975-Elvin-Hayes-090000032.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzM4NTQwOTU3/1975-elvin-hayes-090000032jpg.jpg)
1975 NBA Finals
Elvin Hayes
![1978-Elvin-Hayes-001290927.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQzNjUyNzY1/1978-elvin-hayes-001290927jpg.jpg)
May 8, 1978 SI cover
Elvin Hayes
![1978-Elvin-Hayes-017062044.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzM4ODAzMTAx/1978-elvin-hayes-017062044jpg.jpg)
1978 NBA Finals
Elvin Hayes and Dan Roundfield
![1979-Elvin-Hayes-006273270.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NTQ3MzQ1NDg3Nzcz/1979-elvin-hayes-006273270jpg.jpg)
May 7, 1979 SI cover
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