Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York) was a successful high school, collegiate, and professional NBA basketball player. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. Today, he is a successful coach, author, and part-time actor.

Athletic honors

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (May 15, 1995)
• College:
• Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
• Three-time First Team All-American (1967-69)
• Played on three NCAA champion teams (1967, 1968, 1969)
• Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
• Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
• NBA:
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1970)
• Played on NBA champion teams (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
• NBA MVP (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980) (a record 6 times)
• NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
• Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" (1985)
• One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
• First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons
• Holds NBA career record for (in addition to total points):
• Minutes (57,446)
• Field goals attempted (28,307)
• Field goals made (15,837)
• #7 in SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.