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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York City, [17] the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. [18] Cora was born in North Carolina but came to Harlem as part of the Great Migration.
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 ...
Born Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor Jr., the basketball star grew up in Harlem and Inwood, and has been a neighborhood fixture since moving into the townhouse. In 2007, he published "On the Shoulders of ...
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 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; Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian; Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898), British banker
The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...
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
John Alcindor (8 or 9 July 1873 – 25 October 1924) [1] ... He is the great-uncle of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.). [10] Research