George McGinnis died of heart complications at a hospital in Indianapolis, on December 14, 2023, at the age of 73.
McGinnis’s health declined in his last years, primarily due to back problems that required multiple surgeries.
Who is George McGinnis’s wife Lynda McGinnis?
McGinnis was married for 43 years to Lynda (Dotson), a high school girlfriend. She died of cancer in 2019. it is not known if they have children together.
McGinnis is one of four players to have his jersey (#30) retired by the Pacers. All four are also members of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
On April 1, 2017, it was announced that McGinnis was part of the 2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class alongside Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, and Rebecca Lobo. He was inducted on September 8.
George F. McGinnis was born in Harpersville, Alabama, on August 12, 1950, He was a three-time NBA All-Star with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was named to the ABA All-Time Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
