Draft eligible started with those born in 44 I thought?
As I understand it, men born in 1944-50 were eligible for the big draft lottery held in 1969, but the draft was already going before that, it was just much less transparent about how they picked people.
Also, how crazy is it that at some point the NBA decided this was a TV event they wanted to emulate?
Being born as a white American male in 1943 would put you in position to on average across the entire income spectrum have the easiest life experience in human history to date.
Also, massive market correction at age 64 seems sub-optimal.