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Karim Abdul Biography
Karim Abdul is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 16, 1947 in New York, United States.
In 1967 and 1968, he also won USBWA College Player of the Year, which later became the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Alcindor became the only player to win the Helms Foundation Player of the Year award three times. The 1965–66 UCLA Bruin team was the preseason #1. On November 27, 1965, the freshman team, led by Alcindor, defeated the varsity 75–60 in the first game in the new Pauley Pavilion. Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in what was a good indication of things to come. After the game, the UCLA varsity was #1 in the country but #2 on campus. If the “freshman rule” had not been in effect at that time, UCLA would have had a much better chance of winning the 1966 National Championship.
Alcindor did not play during his first year at UCLA because the “freshman rule” was in effect, though his prowess was already well known. Now 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he made his debut as a sophomore in 1966 and received national coverage: Sports Illustrated described him as “The New Superstar” after he scored 56 points in his first game, which set a UCLA single-game record.. He was the main contributor to the team’s three-year record of 88 wins and only two losses: one to the University of Houston in which Alcindor had an eye injury, and the other to crosstown rival USC who played a “stall game” (i.e., there was no shot clock in those days, so a team could hold the ball as long as it wanted before attempting to score).
| Name | Karim Abdul |
| First Name | Keith |
| Last Name | Packard |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Birthday | April 16 |
| Birth Year | 1947 |
| Place of Birth | New York |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Habiba Abdul-Jabbar |
| Children(s) | Adam Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jr., Sultana Abdul-Jabbar, Amir Abdul-Jabbar, Habiba Abdul-Jabbar |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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During his college career, Alcindor was twice named Player of the Year (1967, 1969); was a three-time First Team All-American (1967–1969); played on three NCAA basketball champion teams (1967, 1968 and 1969); was honored as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament three times and became the first-ever Naismith College Player of the Year in 1969.
Karim Abdul Net Worth
Karim Abdul is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karim Abdul's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Basketball Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
On January 20, 1968, Alcindor and the UCLA Bruins faced coach Guy Lewis’s Houston Cougars in the first-ever nationally televised regular-season college basketball game, with 52,693 in attendance at the Astrodome. Cougar forward Elvin Hayes scored 39 points and had 15 rebounds, while Alcindor, who suffered from a scratch on his left cornea, was held to just 15 points as Houston won 71–69. The Bruins’ 47-game winning streak ended in what has been called the “Game of the Century”. Hayes and Alcindor had a rematch in the semi-finals of the NCAA Tournament, where UCLA, with a healthy Alcindor, defeated Houston 101–69 en route to the national championship. UCLA limited Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game, to only ten points. Wooden credited his assistant, Jerry Norman, for devising the diamond-and-one defense that contained Hayes. Sports Illustrated ran a cover story on the game and used the headline: “Lew’s Revenge: The Rout of Houston.”
During the summer of 1968, Alcindor took the shahada twice and converted to Sunni Islam. He adopted the Arabic name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, though he did not begin using it publicly until 1971. He boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics by deciding not to try out for the United States Men’s Olympic Basketball team, who went on to easily win the gold medal. Alcindor’s decision to stay home during the 1968 Games was in protest of the unequal treatment of African-Americans in the United States.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Karim Abdul height 7 ft 2 in Keith weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 7 ft 2 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
The dunk was banned in college basketball after the 1967 season, primarily because of Alcindor’s dominant use of the shot. The rule was not rescinded until the 1976–77 season, which was shortly after Wooden’s retirement.
The Harlem Globetrotters offered Alcindor $1 million to play for them, but he declined and was picked first in the 1969 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, who were in only their second season of existence. The Bucks won a coin-toss with the Phoenix Suns for first pick. He was also chosen first overall in the 1969 American Basketball Association draft by the New York Nets. The Nets believed that they had the upper hand in securing Alcindor’s services because he was from New York; however, when Alcindor told both the Bucks and the Nets that he would accept only one offer from each team, the Nets bid too low. Sam Gilbert negotiated the contract along with Los Angeles businessman Ralph Shapiro at no charge. After Alcindor chose the Milwaukee Bucks’ offer of $1.4 million, the Nets offered a guaranteed $3.25 million. Alcindor declined the offer, saying, “A bidding war degrades the people involved. It would make me feel like a flesh peddler, and I don’t want to think like that.”
Who is Karim Abdul Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Karim Abdul. You may help us to build the dating records for Karim Abdul!During his junior year, Alcindor suffered a scratched left cornea on January 12, 1968, in a game against Cal when he was struck by Tom Henderson in a rebound battle. He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. This happened right before the showdown game against Houston. His cornea would again be scratched during his pro career, which subsequently caused him to wear goggles for eye protection.
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Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Karim Abdul celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.
Alcindor was one of only four players who started on three NCAA championship teams; the others all played for Wooden at UCLA: Henry Bibby, Curtis Rowe and Lynn Shackelford. At the time, the NBA did not allow college underclassmen to declare early for the draft. He completed his studies and earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in history in 1969. In his free time, he practiced martial arts. He studied Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.
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