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Basketball Player
The Resume
(March 29, 1945- )
Played for New York Knicks (1967-77) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1977-80)
Attended Southern Illinois University
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1975)
Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1987)
Analyst for New York Knicks
Nicknamed 'Clyde'
Height: 6'4
Why he might be annoying
Despite scholarship offers for his football quarterback skills, he concentrated on basketball because 'there were no black quarterbacks on the pro scene then.'
He missed a year of college ball because he was academically ineligible.
He got his nickname 'Clyde' from the infamous robber Clyde Barrow.
He was one of the first athletes to be paid to wear a basketball sneaker.
He dresses like a pimp.
As a sportscaster he likes to use rhyming couplets.
Why he might not be annoying
He was a key part of two NBA title teams with the Knicks (1970, 73).
He led little-known Southern Illinois to the NIT title when the NIT actually mattered.
He grew up in the segregated South.
He was known for his 'cool' demeanor.
He is considered one of the best defensive basketball players ever.
He was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
He lost a home and a boat to Hurricane Hugo.
He developed a youth foundation for inner-city high school students in New York.
Credit: Hoxy
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