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I think I really benefited from going to college.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
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Television Actor
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New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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Lew Alcindor
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I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
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