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He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. Kareem abduljabbar basketball vintage sports memorabilia. Yet for his 38,000plus points, six nba titles, six nba mvps and three national titles at ucla, his identity has grown beyond being just a basketball player. Alcindor led the bruins to three national championships from 1967 to 1969. Kareem abduljabbar is a huge holmesian72 tall, basketballs alltime leading scorer, and recipient of the presidential medal of freedom our nations highest civilian honor which was awarded from president obama. He set numerous nba records during his 20year career, including most points scored 38,387, most field goals made 15,837. Its also available for the nba, football, hockey and baseball. Get the best deals on kareem abdul jabbar basketball vintage sports memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. Sign up here to see what happened on this day, every day in your inbox. The ucla black alumni association hosted a booksigning event for the. Kareem abdul jabbar is a global icon that changed the game of professional basketball. Is kareem abduljabbar the greatest basketball player ever.
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