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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who as Lew Alcindor at UCLA from 1967-69 set the standard for today's modern
post player and as a professional became the game's all-time leading scorer, was one of six former college
athletes to be presented the prestigious Silver Anniversary Award at the 1994 NCAA Convention in San
Antonio, TX.
The Silver Anniversary Award honors former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves since
completing college athletic careers 25 years ago.
A three-time All-American center and three-time NCAA Player of the Year, Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to
three consecutive NCAA basketball championships and an 88-2 record. He was the only player ever to be
selected three times as the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Abdul-Jabbar went on to star in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the
NBA's all-time leading scorer at 38,387 points and the first player to compete for 20 seasons. He also is
the only player in NBA history to have been named Most Valuable Player six times. He was selected to play
in the NBA All-Star Game 17 times and was a member of six NBA championship teams.
In May 1995, he was the fifth Bruin to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Among his civic contributions, Abdul-Jabbar established "Kareem's Kids" in 1989, a program designed to
motivate youth to stay in school. He also has conducted basketball clinics for children in such countries as
Turkey, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia.
