Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography, Age, Wiki, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family & More

May 2024 · 8 minute read

Success belongs only to those who are willing to work harder than anyone else, this line has been very well proved by ‘Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.’ professionally known as ‘Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’ who is an American former professional basketball player.

In National Basketball Association (NBA), he has played 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a record 19-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) during his career.

He was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in the year 1996. He took retirement at the age of 42 and began writing and documenting his career after his retirement. Currently, he is a contributing writer for the Guardian and a columnist for The Hollywood Reporter.

Born on 16 April 1947, this handsome basketball player has turned 76 years old. He seems enough tall with his height which is 218 in centimeters and 7’2” in feet & inches. He maintains himself very fit and healthy with a weight of 75 kilograms and 165 lbs in pounds.

Moreover, he is very conscious about his physique and follows a regular and healthy diet in order to keep himself fit as a fiddle with body measurements of 43 inches chest, 32 inches waist, and 16 inches biceps approximately.

He has amassed a huge amount of money with his career as a basketball player and his major source of earning is from a basketball career. His estimated net worth is believed to be $22 mіllіоn.

Kareem was born and raised in New York City, USA, and belongs to the American-White ethnicity. He is born to his father Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. and his mother Cora Lillian.

As for his education, he completed his schooling at New York City high school and further enrolled at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) for his higher education. He wins three New York City Catholic championships at school.

Birth NameFerdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
Birth PlaceNew York City, USA
Date of birth16 April 1947
Age76 Years
HeightIn feet & inches: 7’2”

In centimeters: 218 cm

WeightIn kilograms: 75 kg

In pounds: 165 lbs

Eye colorBrown
Hair colorBald
ProfessionFormer Basketball Player
Sexual orientationStraight
SchoolNew York City high school
CollegeThe University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
ReligionIslam
NationalityAmerican
Home townNew York City, USA
Zodiac SignAries
Fathers nameFerdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr.
Mothers nameCora Lillian

BrothersNot Known
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn’t play during his first year at UCLA on the grounds that the “fresherman rule” was in effect, however, his ability was at that point notable. He played for UCLA under John Wooden and made his debut as a sophomore toward the start of 1966. He was the main supporter of the group’s record of wins.

He was likewise granted as the Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, and 1969). He likewise turned into the primary Naismith College Player of the Year in the year 1969. He won the USBWA College Player of the Year in 1967 and 1987 and furthermore turned into the main player to win Helms Foundation Player of the Year at UCLA multiple times.

He boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics by choosing not to go for the United States Men’s Olympic Basketball crew, who happened to effortlessly win the gold award. He was experiencing a scratch on his left side cornea and scored just 15 focuses. Cougars dominated the game with a score of 71-69.

This match has been named ‘Round of the Century’. From that point forward, he was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks for $1.4 million every 1969. His quality empowered the 1969-70 Bucks to guarantee a second spot in the NBA’s Eastern Division with a 56-26 record (improved from 27-55 the earlier year).

On 21st February 1970, he scored 51 focuses in a 140-127 success over the SuperSonics. He was granted the ‘NBA Rookie of the Year’. He stayed indispensable to Bucks as he drove them to triumph in many matches for four straight years and was granted the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) threefold.

He posted 27 focuses, 12 bounce back, and 7 aids in Game 4 of the finals series. On first May 1971, the day after the Bucks won the NBA title, he embraced the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and changed over to Islam. Afterward, he was gained by the Los Angeles Lakers in the year 1975.

He overwhelmed his residency consequently driving in the number of minutes played, bouncing back, and impeding shots. He won this fourth MVP grant. When he joined the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar started wearing his brand-name goggles (he momentarily dumped them in the 1979-1980 season).

He missed one game in the 1986-87 season when his eyes dried out and expanded. He had a solid season in 1976-77 when he drove the Lakers to the best record in the NBA and won his fifth MVP grant. With him, the Lakers won the All-NBA Second Team twice, the All-Defense First Team once, and the All-Defense Second Team once.

They proceeded to turn into the most predominant group and won 5 NBA Championships with the incredible Abdul-Jabbar in the middle. He broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most professional focuses in 1984. He put on weight later in his profession to withstand playing in the middle situation in his 40s.

On 28th June 1989, he was 42 years of age when he declared that he would resign toward the finish of the period following 20 years in the NBA. In his life story “My Life”, Magic Johnson reviews that numerous Lakers and Celtics legends took an interest in Abdul-Jabbar’s goodbye game.

The Lakers made the NBA Finals in every one of Abdul-Jabbar’s last three seasons, overcoming Boston in 1987, and Detroit in 1988. The Lakers lost to the Pistons in a four-game scope in his last season.

At the hour of his retirement, Abdul-Jabbar held the record for most games played by a single player in the NBA; this would later be broken by Robert Parish. He likewise was the unequaled record holder for most focuses (38,387), most field objectives made (15,837), and most minutes played (57,446).

He had been keen on instructing since his retirement, and given the impact that he applied on the association during his playing days, he imagined that the chance would introduce itself. He started campaigning for an instructing position in 1995, he has figured out how to get just low-level associates and explore occupations in the NBA, and ahead training position just in a minor expert association.

He has functioned as a right hand for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Seattle SuperSonics, helping tutor, among others. He was the lead trainer of the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League in 2002, driving the group to the association’s title that season, yet he neglected to the head instructing position at Columbia University a year after the fact.

He then, at that point, functioned as a scout for the New York Knicks and got back to the Lakers as an extraordinary collaborator mentor to Phil Jackson for six seasons (2005-2011). He additionally filled in as a volunteer mentor at Alchesay High School on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona in the year 1998.

In the year 2016, he played out an accolade for companion Muhammad Ali alongside Chance the Rapper. He is additionally co-writer of a comic book distributed by Titan Comics named “Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook”.

In 2017, not long prior to leaving office President, Barack Obama selected Abdul-Jabbar (alongside Carli Llyod and Gabrielle Douglas). Kareem has shown up in the film ‘Round of Death’ alongside Bruce Lee in 1978. He has recorded his book on the Harlem Renaissance named ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’ as a book recording alongside different entertainers and craftsmen.

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As of his personal life, he tied the marriage knot with his beautiful wife Habiba Abdul-Jabbar and has been blessed with three children Habiba, Sultana, and Kareem Jr. The couple parted their ways and took divorced in the year 1978. He dated Cheryl Pistono with whom he had a son named Adam who made his appearance on the TV sitcom Full House with him.

GirlfriendCheryl Pistono
Marital statusDivorced
WifeHabiba Abdul-Jabbar

ChildrenDaughters – Habiba, and Sultana

Sons – Kareem Jr., and Adam

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