Troy Aikman was born and raised in the suburbs of Covina, California. As an infant Troy had congenital problems with his feet causing him to have to wear braces up to his knees until he was 14 months old. That didn’t stop him from being an athlete. At age 12 he moved to Oklahoma where he fell in love with football. He was the quarterback for his team and continued to get all-state honors his senior year.
He got scouted to go to UCLA, which is one of the best colleges to attend to play basketball. He got drafted to the NBA 1st round 4th pick to the Seattle Supersonics. He has been in the NBA for eight years. He has been leading scorer of the NBA twice.
He was then picked as the first pick in the first round f the 2003 FL draft by Cincinnati Bengals. He went on to play for the Bengals until 2010 season. Then in 2011, he was traded to Oakland Raiders for whom he played until 2012 season. Then in 2013 season, he played for Arizona Cardinals. He is currently tied in a contract with Cardinals but is taking rest due to injuries.
He dunked a stick into a basketball goal when he was younger. He showed off to his classmates and other players on his teams when he had
He enters into the war and serves as a general for 2 years. He was court marshaled and honorably discharged for refusing to give up his seat to another officer. He left the army and once he left the army he joined the Kansas City monarchs. He played exceptionally well and attracted the attention of Rickey branch.
He played with the Bullets then he got traded to the Celtics in 1952 and became the first african-american player ever to play for the Celtics. He played there for three more years then retired in 1955. 38 years later he died of cancer in 1993. His spirit of courage and bravery in those times of the movement is something that everyone will truly
“You're going to waste a draft pick. I promise you that” (ESPN). He then went on to sign with the KC Royals and succeeded there (no surprise). While he was playing in the MLB he was also playing for the L.A. Raiders. He is the only athlete to ever play two major sports and be the best at each one.
The bucks went 27-55 and didn’t even make a run at making the playoffs in the season before, after they got Ferdinand they improved to 56-26 and made it to the division finals before losing to the knicks. One season after he was drafted he took the bucks to the best record in the nba 66-16, and a nba championship. Alcindor won mvp of the regular season and of the finals that year. In the fall of 1971 Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Legally changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Even tho fans were unhappy about the name change Kareem still won his second mvp and a scoring title (34.8) that year.
Steph Curry is the best shooter in NBA history. This is demonstrated by his ability to shoot 3 pointers. According to SportingNews.com he holds the current record for the most 3 pointers. in a single season with 402 successful 3 pointers.
That NBA draft Kobe was drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, but then traded to the LA Lakers. In Kobe’s basketball career he went on to win 5 NBA Championships, 1 MVP award, NBA All-Rookie Team, 3 time All-NBA team, 3 time All-defensive Team, 2 time NBA finals MVP, 3 time NBA All-star game MVP, and the defensive player of the year. Outside of the NBA Kobe has won 2 Gold olympic medals for basketball. Ever since a young age Kobe knew that he was going to make it big. He did this all because of his amazing work ethic and love for the game.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Ignorance Vs. Reason in the War on Education Kareem Abdul-Jabber writes an article explaining the attack on education and the serious problems in the classroom involving teachers and students. Abdul-Jabbar describes how students only hold on to one perspective; students should explore different perspectives on topics, and question education’s opinions on practical matters. Republicans, Democrats, and non-partisan discuss this controversy over education.
He started playing in the Negro League but the he became a manager in the majors. He did that for 2 years and then he finally got moved up the the majors. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he played in the Negro League, he played in Kansas City for the Monarchs. He finally retired in 1957.
According to Sports illustrated he was denied when he requested to become an assistant coach in the NBA, But he is now a public
Atlas Willuweit Richard Paul Evans Richard Paul Evans is an American author who has wrote many books and has had many successful books over his years of being an author. Richard Paul Evans is the #1 international bestselling author of The Christmas Box. He has seventeen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Richard has made lots achievements over his years of writing such as being a winner of the American Mothers Book Award, and Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year.
He was later drafted to the Chicago Bulls in 1984, where he won six NBA titles. In 1994, Jordan surprised the world of sports by retiring and signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was assigned to the Birmingham Barons. However, Jordan’s baseball career did not last
