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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. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] 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. [ 22 ]
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.
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
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
Grier met basketball player Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor in 1969. [26] 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. [27] Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. [28] [29]
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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]
Yrie Myles Alcindor Cline was born at 1:53 p.m., weighing in at 5 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 18 inches. "We are overjoyed and feel incredibly blessed that our son has arrived," the proud ...