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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York City, [14] the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. [15] Cora was born in North Carolina but came to Harlem as part of the Great Migration.
Power Memorial Academy (PMA) was an all-boys Catholic high school in New York City that operated from 1931 through 1984. It was a basketball powerhouse, producing several NBA players including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [1] Len Elmore, [2] Mario Elie, [3] Chris Mullin, [4] as well as NBA referee Dick Bavetta and a record 71-game winning streak.
Ferdinand, European nobility, given name, and characters; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Alcindor in 1947), American basketball player; Ferdinand (surname), a list of people; Ferdinand (dancer) (1791–1837), stage name of French ballet dancer Jean La Brunière de Médicis
Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr, is one of the NBA's greats, winning six NBA titles and six MVP awards. The 7-foot-2 former center is behind only LeBron James for most regular ...
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., American basketball player who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fernando Alonso (born 1981), Spanish racing driver Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter
In 1969, Alcindor earned the first ever Naismith Trophy, given to the nation's top player. On the 40th anniversary, the team was honored at halftime of UCLA's Senior Day game, March 7, 2009, at Pauley Pavilion. Lew Alcindor's father played trombone with the UCLA band during the championship game. [12]
Grier met basketball player Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor in 1969. [24] Early in their relationship, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar proposed to Grier on the condition that she immediately convert to Islam. [25] Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. [26] [27]
NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor gave birth to a baby boy on May 30th. Alcindor and husband Nathaniel Cline named their baby Yrie Myles.