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At birth, Alcindor weighed 12 lb 11 oz (5.75 kg) and was 22 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (57 cm) long. [23] [24] Always very tall for his age, [23] he was already 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) by the age of nine. [25] Alcindor was often depressed as a teenager because of the stares and comments about his height. [23]
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.
183 cm: Millard Fillmore John C. Frémont [75] 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in: 175 cm 175 cm: 3 in 3 in: 8 cm 8 cm 1852: Franklin Pierce: 5 ft 10 in 178 cm: Winfield Scott [76] 6 ft 5 in 196 cm: 7 in 18 cm 1848: Zachary Taylor: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Lewis Cass [77] 5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 174 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1844: James K. Polk: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Henry Clay ...
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
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
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.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Hall of Fame basketball player, author, [31] born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., raised Catholic in New York City where he attended Catholic schools, converted to Islam in 1971 at age 24. Keith Ellison, first Muslim to serve in the United States Congress; Everlast, Irish-American rapper and guitar player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) – American professional basketball player and the NBA's former all-time leading scorer. [9] [10] Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – (born Chris Wayne Jackson) – American former professional basketball player. [11] Ahmed Abdullah (born Leroy Bland) – American jazz trumpeter. [12]