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Dennis Rodman - Wikipedia  Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball ... On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman's No. .... and led the NAIA in rebounding in both the 19841985 and 19851986 seasons. .... For his feats, he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award; he also connected on a...
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List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...  The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after Dr. James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; ... John Isaacswere announced as members of that year's induction class.
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John Wooden - Wikipedia  John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910  June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a row. ... Wooden was named national coach of the year six times.
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Lenny Wilkens - Wikipedia  Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American retired basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall .... 1971 NBA All-Star Game MVP; 1993 NBA Coach of the Year; 1994 Amos Alonzo...
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Easily carried, such as a typewriter or radio # Quiz # Question ...  Jul 6, 2016 ... video icon  Since 1986 the NBA Coach of the Year trophy has carried this man's name # Quiz # Question. 0:29. Amazing Videos. No views...
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As a child, his neighbors called him "Junior" or "June Bug." - 20 ...  Nov 7, 2013 ... From how he became good friends with on-court rival Larry Bird to his words of ... Magic signed a 25-year, $25 million contract before the 1981-1982 season, making ... He's the only rookie to win the NBA Finals MVP award. ... to Earvin as "June Bug" because of the way he would always bounce around the...
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NBA.com Pat Riley  12, 2005, after a two-year hiatus from the bench where he concentrated on ... the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and the Miami HEAT during a 22-year ... Riley has also captured NBA Coach of the Month honors a league-record 10 times. .... Hardaway made the All-Star Team twice during his stint with Riley and in...
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NBA.com Pat Riley  Entering his 12th season with Miami, HEAT President & Head Coach Pat Riley has ... an NBA career that spans 38 years as a player, assistant coach, head coach, ... Los Angeles Lakers, Riley earned the first of his seven NBA championship rings. .... On March 1, he became the fifth coach in NBA history to win 900 games,...
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Gregg Popovich of San Antonio Spurs is NBA Coach of the Year  Apr 23, 2014 ... Gregg Popovich was named the NBA Coach of the Year after guiding ... Banners are motivation as Celtics look to take next step ... third coach in league history to win the Red Auerbach Trophy three times. ... They've been unbelievable for me, allowed me to coach them for a long time, and without their play,...
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The 30 greatest NBA nicknames of all time - MSN.com  Nov 13, 2015 ... The ultimate basketball nickname belongs to former Nets and 76ers Hall of ... The most ferocious rebounder the NBA has seen over the last 30 years, it's unfortunate ... The number of nicknames four-time NBA champ Shaquille O'Neal had over his .... On the court, The Worm had a motor like no other.
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Top 10 Coaches of the 90s | A spectacular...blog...  Los Angeles Lakers (1989-90), New York Knicks (1991-1995), Miami Heat ... Coach of the Year, three times in his career, all during the 90s, in 1990,1993 and 1997. 3. ... He won back-to-back NBA titles (1994-1995), 62% of the 572 games he...
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Vince Lombardi Trophy - Wikipedia  The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl.
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List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...  The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Basketball Hall of Fame is named after Dr. James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891; ... Heinsohn will become the fourth individual to be inducted as both a player...
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Dennis Rodman - Animal Rights Activist, Famous Basketball Players ...  Feb 4, 2016 ... He helped lead the Detroit Pistons and later the Chicago Bulls to ... he could, including a janitor position at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. ... The club won the championship in 1989 and again in 1990. Rodman was a big reason why. A fierce defender and tenacious rebounder, Rodman was selected to the...
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NBA Coach of the Year Award Winners | NBA.com  Jul 15, 2015 ... A year-by-year list of the NBA's Coach of the Year award winners: ... 1972-73, Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics. 1971-72, Bill Sharman, Los...
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Larry O'Brien - Wikipedia  Lawrence Francis "Larry" O'Brien, Jr. (July 7, 1917  September 28, 1990) was one of the ... He also served as commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1984. .... In 1984, the NBA Championship Trophy was renamed the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy, in honor of his service to the sport.
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Al Arbour, who coached Islanders to 4 Stanley Cup titles, dies at 82 ...  Aug 28, 2015 ... Hall of Fame hockey coach Al Arbour , who coached the New York ... Arbour also won a Stanley Cup as a player with the Blackhawks in 1961. ... an NHL dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s, ... His 740 career regular-season wins with the Islanders are the most with one NHL team.
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HOUSTON'S DREAM COME TRUE - The Daily Cougar Archives  Jun 17, 1994 ... In 1991, he wanted the correct Arabic spelling of his namewhich means "doctor" or "wise one." In his first season with the Houston Cougars, then-basketball coach Guy V. ... In 1983, Olajuwon was the first UH player to be named the Most ... makes significant progress in improving its human rights record.".
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Surprisingly, Tiffany's a hardware store - Las Vegas Sun News  Nov 10, 2000 ... No one makes trophies like these. ... The trophy features a regulation-size football in kicking position. ... In 1978 Tiffany created the National Basketball Association Championship Trophy, re-named in 1984 for Larry O'Brien, the former ... and the crystal and sterling silver Breeders Crown for harness racing.
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Pat Riley - Facebook  3 times NBA Coach of the Year (1990 with Lakers, 1993 with Knicks, 1997 with Heat) ... He most recently won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Wikipedia  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most .... Alcindor was awarded his first of six NBA Most Valuable Player Awards,...