who was the last center to have 50 points in a game before 1980

Bob McAdoo put up 52 points against the Seattle SuperSonics on March 17, 1976.

Interpreted as:
Who was the last center to have 50 or more points in a game before 1980?
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3/17/1976
52
@
45
11
2
18
26
69.2
16
22
72.7
72.9
4
2Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
11/20/1975
50
@
50
20
5
1
1
22
32
68.8
6
8
75.0
70.4
3
17
5
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
4/18/1975
50
vs
45
21
1
20
32
62.5
10
14
71.4
65.5
4
4Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3/18/1975
51
@
20
6
4
2
22
31
71.0
7
9
77.8
72.9
4
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1/19/1975
50
vs
45
15
11
1
3
18
30
60.0
14
16
87.5
67.5
3
12
3
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1/2/1975
52
vs
43
10
1
0
2
18
29
62.1
16
20
80.0
68.8
5
7Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2/22/1974
52
vs
48
22
2
7
20
28
71.4
12
14
85.7
76.1
4
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3/17/1972
50
@
46
8
2
22
39
56.4
6
8
75.0
58.8
3
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/18/1972
53
vs
13
9
18
28
64.3
17
22
77.3
70.3
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/13/1972
51
@
48
17
7
21
36
58.3
9
14
64.3
60.5
2
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/9/1972
53
@
48
14
8
23
31
74.2
7
9
77.8
75.8
1
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12/10/1971
55
vs
47
17
3
23
36
63.9
9
11
81.8
67.3
4
13Walt Wesley
W. Wesley
2/19/1971
50
vs
44
12
1
20
34
58.8
10
14
71.4
62.3
3
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1/27/1971
53
@
48
14
7
22
31
71.0
9
14
64.3
71.3
2
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/20/1970
50
vs
48
25
3
18
35
51.4
14
16
87.5
59.5
1
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11/4/1970
53
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2/21/1970
51
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/9/1969
66
vs
48
27
4
29
35
82.9
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/26/1969
60
21
22
36
61.1
16
24
66.7
64.4
1
20Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11/13/1968
54
vs
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/18/1968
53
vs
48
32
14
24
29
82.8
5
10
50.0
79.3
0
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/20/1967
53
@
45
38
6
20
23
87.0
13
26
50.0
76.9
2
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/16/1967
68
@
48
34
2
30
40
75.0
8
22
36.4
68.4
1
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/1/1967
52
48
37
2
22
29
75.9
8
30
26.7
61.6
3
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/13/1967
58
vs
48
25
6
26
34
76.5
6
14
42.9
72.2
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