"I wouldn’t trade my years at UCLA for an unreachable record" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on reveals if playing in college cost him the chance to set the scoring record no one could surpass originally ...
During his legendary college career at UCLA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) quietly endured significant financial hardship despite his on-court dominance. In a candid reflection, he ...
The 7-foot-2 Abdul-Jabbar, while still Lew Alcindor, won three consecutive NCAA championships from 1967-69 under John Wooden at UCLA, being named the National College Player of the Year and a ...
Autographed copies of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 1969 Topps rookie card are far from rare. Multiple sell each month, generally for between $1,000 and $5,000, depending on condition and inscriptions. PSA ...
In 1967, the NCAA banned dunking—widely seen as a move to curb Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s dominance at UCLA. At the time, he was known as Lew Alcindor and already rewriting college basketball history.