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| x Kobe Bryant |
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Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at...
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Basketball | 1996 | |
| x Michael Jordan |
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By...
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Basketball | 1984 | 2003 |
| Baseball | 1994 | 1994 | |||
| x Adrian Peterson |
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Adrian Nicholas Peterson (born July 1, 1979) is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He is an alumnus of Georgia...
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American football | 2001 | |
| x Dwyane Wade |
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Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982), nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most...
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Basketball | 2003 | |
| x Adrian Peterson |
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Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985), nicknamed "A. D." (for "All Day"), "A. P." and "Purple Jesus", is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Peterson was selected by the Vikings...
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American football | 2007 | |
| x Marcus Camby |
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Marcus D. Camby (born March 22, 1974 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball center with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA...
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Basketball | 1996 | |
| x Walt Bellamy |
Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939, in New Bern, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Bellamy chose to play basketball at Indiana University, despite the fact that African-American players were still rare in...
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Basketball | 1961 | 1974 | |
| x Bob Pettit |
Robert Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first...
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Basketball | 1954 | 1965 | |
| x Monta Ellis |
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Monta Ellis (pronounced "MON-tay", born October 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays the shooting guard and point guard positions for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ellis entered the...
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Basketball | 2005 | |
| x John Havlicek |
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John J. "Hondo" Havlicek (pronounced /ˈhævlɨtʃɛk/ HAV-lə-chek; born April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of...
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Basketball | 1962 | 1978 |
| x Damon Stoudamire |
Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) point guard was...
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| x Jamaal Wilkes |
Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953) , better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is a retired American basketball player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State...
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Basketball | 1974 | 1986 | |
| x Larry Bird |
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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of...
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| x Tracy McGrady |
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Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr. (born May 24, 1979) is an American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
Entering the league after graduating from high school, McGrady eventually became a seven-time All-Star. He led the league...
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Basketball | 1997 | |
| x Tom Heinsohn |
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Thomas William "Tom" Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster...
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Basketball | 1956 | 1965 |
| x Rony Seikaly |
Ronald Fred "Rony" Seikaly (Arabic: رونالد ﺼيقلي; born May 10, 1965) is a retired Lebanese-born American professional basketball player.
Seikaly was born in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of 9, Rony moved from Beirut where he'd been attending...
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Basketball | 1988 | 1996 | |
| x Don Meineke |
Don "Monk" Meineke (born October 30, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player.
Meineke received the National Basketball Association's first Rookie of the Year Award after the 1952-53 NBA season while playing for the Fort...
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| x Derrick Coleman |
Derrick D. Coleman (born June 21, 1967) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University. He was selected first overall in the 1990 NBA...
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Basketball | |||
| x Bill Russell |
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William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player...
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| x Wilt Chamberlain |
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Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA; he played for the...
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Basketball | 1959 | 1973 |
| x Mark Eaton |
Mark E. Eaton (born January 24, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who was a member of the NBA's Utah Jazz from 1982 to 1994, with one NBA All-Star selection in 1989. Though limited offensively, Eaton's 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)...
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| x Terry Dischinger |
Terry Gilbert Dischinger (born November 21, 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. He currently practices orthodontics.
The son of a football coach, Dischinger also earned All-State honors in football,...
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Basketball | 1962 | 1973 | |
| x Dana Barros |
Dana Bruce Barros (born April 13, 1967, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers.
The 5' 11" (1...
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Basketball | 1989 | 2004 | |
| x Chris Paul |
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Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a...
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Basketball | 2005 | |
| x Ralph Sampson |
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Ralph Lee Sampson, Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is a retired American college and professional basketball player.
A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and No. 1 pick in the 1983 NBA Draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him...
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Basketball | 1983 | 1992 |
| x Moses Malone |
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Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia) is a retired American Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. A three-time NBA MVP and one of...
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Basketball | ||
| x Dell Curry |
Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry (born June 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player at the shooting guard and the small forward positions who received his education from Fort Defiance High School in Virginia and Virginia Tech. He...
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Basketball | 1986 | 2002 | |
| x Ernie DiGregorio |
Ernest (Ernie) DiGregorio, known as "Ernie D." (born January 15, 1951, in North Providence, Rhode Island), is an American former National Basketball Association player. He was the 1973-74 NBA Rookie of the Year and holds the NBA rookie record for...
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| x Emeka Okafor |
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Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28, 1982), is an American basketball power forward and center for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Prior to the NBA, Okafor attended Houston's...
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Basketball | 2004 | |
| x Jalen Rose |
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Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player and current sports analyst for the television network ESPN. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with...
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Basketball | 1994 | 2007 |
| x Brandon Roy |
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Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years...
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Basketball | 2006 | |
| x Magic Johnson |
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships in high school and...
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| x Bobby Jackson |
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Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player, and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.
Bobby Jackson graduated from Salisbury High School in 1992. He attended Western Nebraska Community...
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Basketball | 1997 | |
| x Buck Williams |
Charles Linwood Williams (born March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina), better known as "Buck", is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his...
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Basketball | 1981 | 1999 | |
| x Ray Felix |
Raymond Darlington Felix (December 10, 1930 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played college basketball at Long Island University.
A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was...
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| x Isaac Austin |
Isaac Edward "Ike" Austin (born August 18, 1969 in Gridley, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is also the uncle of the top 2012 college basketball recruit, Isaiah Austin.
A 6' 10" (2.08 m) center from Kings River...
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Basketball | 1991 | 2002 | |
| x Elton Brand |
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Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Cortlandt Manor, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 1st overall pick in the 1999...
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Basketball | 1999 | |
| x Chris Webber |
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Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber III (born March 1, 1973), nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1...
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Basketball | ||
| x Danny Manning |
Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning (born May 17, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American college basketball coach and retired player in the National Basketball Association. He is the current men's head coach at the University of Tulsa. After...
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Basketball | 1988 | 2003 | |
| x Wes Unseld |
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Westley Sissel "Wes" Unseld (born March 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball...
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Basketball | ||
| x Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., April 16, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points. During his career with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Los...
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Basketball | 1969 | 1989 |
| x Julius Erving |
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Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim.
Erving helped legitimize the...
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Basketball | ||
| x Hakeem Olajuwon |
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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors....
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Basketball | 1984 | 2002 |
| x Allen Iverson |
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Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975) is an American professional basketball player, playing both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson attended Bethel High School and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned The Associated Press High...
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Basketball | 1996 | |
| x Don MacLean |
Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970 in Palo Alto, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. As a college player, he holds the distinction of being the all-time scoring leader of both the Pac-12 Conference...
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| x Jerry West |
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Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch," for his ability to...
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Basketball | ||
| x Metta World Peace |
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Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest, Jr., November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was known as Ron Artest before legally...
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Basketball | 1999 | |
| x Michael Cooper |
Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and retired professional player. He is the head coach of the USC Women of Troy college basketball team. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
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Basketball | 1978 | 1990 | |
| x Boris Diaw |
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Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw (born April 16, 1982), is a French professional basketball player who plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 235 lbs (106.6 kg). He...
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Basketball | 2001 | |
| x Tim Duncan |
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Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot 11-inch (2.11 m), 255-pound (116 kg) power forward/center is a four...
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Basketball | 1997 | |
| x Rodney Rogers |
Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971, in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.
Rogers was the fourth and youngest child born to Willie Wadsworth and Estella...
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Basketball | 1993 | 2005 | |
| x Toni Kukoč |
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Toni Kukoč (pronounced [kukotʃ]; born September 18, 1968) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on...
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Basketball | 1987 | 2006 |
| x Willis Reed |
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Willis Reed, Jr. (born June 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player, coach and general manager. He spent his entire professional playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks. In 1982, his outstanding record and achievements were...
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| x Dave Cowens |
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David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith...
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Basketball | 1970 | 1982 |
| x Kevin Garnett |
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Kevin Garnett was born in May 19, 1976 in Maulding, SC. He's a professional basket player for the NBA's Boston Celtics Team. His career began when he was drafted (5th Draft) by the Minnesota Timberwolves after he finished high school in 1995. Named...
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Basketball | 1995 | |
| x Shaquille O'Neal |
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( /ʃəˈkiːl/ shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq" ( /ˈʃæk/ SHAK), is a former American professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall...
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Basketball | 1992 | |
| x Bill Walton |
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William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is a retired American basketball player and television sportscaster. The "Big Red-Head", as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early...
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Basketball | ||
| x Jo Jo White |
Joseph Henry "Jo Jo" White (born November 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player.
White was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of a minister. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas, entering the NCAA...
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| x Scott Skiles |
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Scott Allen Skiles (born March 5, 1964, in LaPorte, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls. Skiles...
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Basketball | 1986 | 1997 |
| x Jerry Lucas |
Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is a former basketball player who played from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball...
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Basketball | 1963 | 1974 | |
