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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</b></font><p><img src="kareem-med.jpg" height=349 width=227 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"><b>AKA</b> Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/624/000106306/" class=proflink>16-Apr</a>-<a href="/lists/946/000105631/" class=proflink>1947</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/527/000069320/" class=proflink>Harlem, NY</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/283/000069076/" class=proflink>Muslim</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Black<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Basketball<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> NBA records for most minutes, most points<p><b>Father:</b> Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr.<br><b>Mother:</b> Cora<br><b>Wife:</b> Habiba Abdul-Jabbar ("Janice Brown", div. 1978)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Habiba<br><b>Daughter:</b> Sultana<br><b>Son:</b> Kareem<br><b>Son:</b> Adam<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> Cheryl Pistono<br><b>Son:</b> Amir<br><b>Slept with:</b> <a href="/people/786/000025711/">Heather Hunter</a> (according to her)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/661/000023592/">Pam Grier</a><br><p> High School: Power Memorial High School, New York, NY (1962-65)<br> University: <a href="/edu/471/000068267/">University of California at Los Angeles (1967-69)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/863/000133464/">Academy of Achievement</a> (1989)<br> <a href="/org/105/000172586/">Bill Bradley for President</a> <br> <a href="/honors/944/000109617/">Naismith Award (male)</a> 1969<br> <a href="/honors/940/000109613/">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> 1969/70<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1970/71<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1971/72<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1973/74<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1975/76<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1976/77<br> <a href="/honors/937/000109610/">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> 1979/80<br> <a href="/honors/036/000048889/">Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year</a> 1985<br> <a href="/honors/603/000085348/">Basketball Hall of Fame</a> 1995<br> <a href="/honors/953/000109626/">NBA Top 50 Players</a> 1996<br> <a href="/honors/936/000401730/">Honorary Harlem Globetrotter</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/697/000042571/">Apple</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/127/000123755/">Walt Disney World</a> 1988<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> 4-F (too tall)<br> <a href="/event/964/000084712/">Converted to Islam</a> <br> <a href="/group/759/000361673/">Assisted by the ACLU</a> 1975<br> <a href="/event/304/000071091/">Heart Bypass Operation</a> Quadruple (16-Apr-2015)<br> <a href="/crime/293/000043164/">Driving While Intoxicated</a> arrested by LAPD for driving under the influence of marijuana, 2000<br> <a href="/crime/307/000043178/">Battery</a> 1997<br> <a href="/crime/505/000045370/">False Imprisonment</a> 1997<br> <a href="/crime/302/000043173/">Drug Possession: Marijuana</a> Toronto airport, 1997<br> <a href="/group/144/000401935/">Funeral: Muhammad Ali (2016)</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/352/000083103/">Marijuana</a>, <a href="/lists/114/000161628/">Yoga</a>, <a href="/lists/575/000214930/">Leukemia</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/699/000085444/">Los Angeles Lakers</a> (1975-89)<br> <a href="/sports/702/000085447/">Milwaukee Bucks</a> (1969-75)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/589/000271773/">Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (22-Oct-2000)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/642/000058468/">BASEketball (28-Jul-1998)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/200/000066002/">Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (23-Nov-1996)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/594/000063405/">Slam Dunk Ernest (20-Jun-1995)</a> <br> <a href="/films/766/000037655/">Forget Paris (19-May-1995)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/052/000067848/">The Stand (8-May-1994)</a> <br> <a href="/films/383/000036275/">D2: The Mighty Ducks (25-Mar-1994)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/841/000269034/">The Curse of the Dragon (1993)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/616/000037505/">Troop Beverly Hills (22-Mar-1989)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/799/000032703/">Fletch (31-May-1985)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/589/000032493/">Airplane! (2-Jul-1980)</a> · Murdock<br> <a href="/films/099/000033997/">The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (21-Nov-1979)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://kareemabduljabbar.com/" target=_blank>http://kareemabduljabbar.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Mycroft Holmes</i> (<tt>2015</tt>, novel)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22597"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22597">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=22597" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>