Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York City. The only son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a New York City policeman, and his wife, Cora, Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class.Known as Lew Alcindor, by the age of nine he stood an impressive 5′8″, and by the time he hit eighth grade, he’d grown another full foot and could already dunk a basketball.He started playing the sport at an early age. At Power Memorial Academy, Alcindor put together a high school career few could rival. He set New York City school records in scoring and rebounds, while simultaneously leading his team to an astonishing 71 consecutive wins and three straight city titles. In 2000 the National Sports Writers dubbed Alcindor’s team “The #1 High School Team of the Century.”
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