1. Kareem Abdul Jabbar By: Bronson Kukonu

2. 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

3. 1st Event 1971- Changed his name from Lew Alcindor to Kareem Abdul Jabbar. His new name means “noble, powerful servant”

4. 2 nd Event 1993- 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

5. 3 rd Event 1995- Enshrined into the NBA Hall of Fame

6. 4 th Event 1973- Travelled to Libya and Saudi Arabia to learn the language of the Islam religion

7. 5 th Event 1966- Graduated from high school, leading his basketball team to three straight championships

8. 6 th Event 1969- from UCLA with multiple player of the year awards and multiple NCAA Graduated championships

9. 7 th Event 1970- He wins the rookie of the year award

10. 8 th Event 1978- Became a movie star while starring in a movie with Bruce Lee

11. 9 th Event 1980- Won his first of five NBA Championshsps with the LA Lakers, also won his 6 th NBA MVP Award

12. 10 th Event 1984- Became the NBA all-time leading scorer

13. 11 th Event 1989- Retired from the NBA at the age of 42

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