Saturday, April 16, 2005

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


The basketball legend turns 58 today. From his bio on the Basketball Hall of Fame website:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lewis Alcindor, was the kind of player that graces a sport once in a lifetime. The basketball world might never again see an athlete dominate the sport for as long and as thoroughly as Abdul-Jabbar did. From the time he stepped on the court at Power Memorial High School in his native New York City, to the time he retired as the NBA's all-time leader in nine statistical categories, the 7-foot-2 Abdul-Jabbar established himself as basketball's most talented and recognizable figure.

1 comment:

Dave White said...

My dad says you don't hustle on Defense.