Answer the following question: Facts: - draft round: 5 - draft pick: 70 - career end: 1982 - height in: 1 - team: dallas nba -rrb- cleveland cavaliers chaparrals / san antonio spurs -lrb- aba and - birth date: 11 february 1949 - draft team: houston rockets - weight lb: 180 - statlabel: points rebounds assists - statvalue: 11,038 -rrb- 2,628 -lrb- 3.8 apg -rrb- -lrb- 16.1 ppg -rrb- 2,068 -lrb- 3.0 rpg - draft year: 1972 - bbr: silasja01 - stats league: aba and nba - college: stephen f. austin -lrb- 1968 -- 1972 -rrb- - letter: s - name: james silas - birth place: tallulah , louisiana - high school: mccall -lrb- tallulah , louisiana -rrb- - career start: 1972 - nationality: american - career position: point guard - years: 1972 -- 1980 end 1981 y - career number: 13 - height ft: 6 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james silas .
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james edward silas -lrb- born february 11 , 1949 -rrb- is a retired american professional basketball player , at the guard position .born in tallulah , louisiana , silas played the majority of his career with the dallas chaparrals/san antonio spurs of the aba/nba .his nicknames include '' the snake '' , '' captain late '' and '' the late mr. silas '' , the latter two referring to the fact that silas seemed to play his best late in games .