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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]
The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Joe Biden, the current president, is 6 feet (183 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2024. [2]
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
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Some African-Americans would later change their name after a religious conversion (Muhammad Ali changed his name from Cassius Clay, el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X) from Malcolm Little, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr, and Louis Farrakhan changed his from Louis Eugene Walcott, for example) [5] [6] or involvement with ...
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]