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Ferdinand Sr. was the child of immigrants from Trinidad; his uncle was the Black activist and medical pioneer Dr. John Alcindor. [16] [17] [18] Alcindor grew up in the Dyckman Street projects in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, which he moved to at the age of 3 in 1950. [19]
Butch Lee: Marquette: PG: Senior: 1978–79: Larry Bird: Indiana State: SF: ... a Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after converting to ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) with the Los Angeles Lakers in the late 1980s Baron Davis with the Golden State Warriors in 2008 Mark Eaton with the Utah Jazz c. 1988 Gail Goodrich with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973 Jrue Holiday with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 Marques Johnson with the Bruins in 1977.
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The jersey is the last one he wore while known as Lew Alcindor. He announced before the following season that he wanted to be called by his Muslim name moving forward.
One Direction was formed in 2010 but went on indefinite hiatus in 2016. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik all have solo careers now.. Malik, Payne, and ...
1: Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971. [ 11 ] ^ 2: The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.
Artest originally changed his name to Metta World Peace during the 2011 offseason. A number of his predecessors, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, World B. Free and Bison Dele did so.