UCLA Basketball
Giant Steps
Autobiography
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Peter Knobler
Date: 1983
Source: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, and Peter Knobler. Giant Steps. New York: Bantam, 1983, 108–109, 144–146, 162–163.
About the Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947–) was born Lewis Alcindor in New York City. At UCLA, Alcindor was a member of three NCAA basketball championship teams and named All-American each year. In 1969, he signed with the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks and led them to the championship in his second season. Off the court, he converted to Islam and took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975, he won five more NBA championships and six MVP awards. He retired in 1989 as the all-time leader in points scored and games played.
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