Andrew Toney

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Andrew Toney (born November 23, 1957 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers from 1980-1988. He was dubbed the "Boston Strangler" by Boston sportswriters during the 76ers' and Boston Celtics' rivalry in the early 1980s because of his ability to single-handedly dominate games against the Celtics.

Toney was drafted by the Sixers out of Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) with the eighth pick of the 1980 NBA Draft.

He was named to two All-Star teams, in 1982 and 1983, and averaged 15.9 points per game for his career.

Toney's son Channing currently plays NCAA basketball at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83 NBA Champions

2 Malone (Finals MVP) | 4 Richardson | 6 Erving | 8 Iavaroni | 10 Cheeks | 14 Edwards | 22 Toney | 24 Jones | 25 Cureton | 31 McNamara | 33 R. Johnson | 45 C. Johnson | Head Coach Cunningham


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