Legacy
Twyman helped Stokes after his stroke by organizing an exhibition doubleheader in 1958 that raised $10,000 to help pay Stokes' expenses. That game became an annual tradition, spearheaded by Milton Kutsher and held at the Kutsher's Hotel in Monticello, New York or at their camp, the Kutsher's Sports Academy. It was simply called The Maurice Stokes Game and included many of the NBA players. The annual event was later changed from a basketball game to the Maurice Stokes/Wilt Chamberlain Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, per NBA and insurance company restrictions regarding the athletes. Stokes's life and injury and relationship with former Royals teammate Twyman all are depicted in the 1973 National General Pictures film Maurie.
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