Kareem Abdul Jabbar By: Bronson Kukonu

Background Information Formerly known as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Born on April 16,1947 in New York City Attended UCLA on a basketball scholarship No brothers or sisters NBA Hall of Famer

1st Event Changed his name from Lew Alcindor to Kareem Abdul Jabbar. His new name means “noble, powerful servant”

2 nd Event Became the first basketball player ever to receive the National Sports Award presented by President Bill Clinton, and was inducted into the "Presidential Hall of Fame" along with four other athletic greats

3 rd Event Enshrined into the NBA Hall of Fame

4 th Event Travelled to Libya and Saudi Arabia to learn the language of the Islam religion

5 th Event Graduated from high school, leading his basketball team to three straight championships

6 th Event from UCLA with multiple player of the year awards and multiple NCAA Graduated championships

7 th Event He wins the rookie of the year award

8 th Event Became a movie star while starring in a movie with Bruce Lee

9 th Event Won his first of five NBA Championshsps with the LA Lakers, also won his 6 th NBA MVP Award

10 th Event Became the NBA all-time leading scorer

11 th Event Retired from the NBA at the age of 42

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