Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Athletic Honors

Athletic Honors

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (May 15, 1995)
  • College:
    • Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
    • Three-time First Team All-American (1967–69)
    • Three-time NCAA champion (1967–69)
    • Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967–69)
    • Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
    • National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
  • National Basketball Association:
    • Rookie of the Year (1970)
    • Six-time NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88)
    • NBA MVP (1971–72, 1974, 1976–77, 1980)
    • Sporting News NBA MVP (1971–72, 1974, 1976–77, 1980)
    • Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
    • Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" (1985)
    • One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
    • First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons
    • #7 in SLAM Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of all time in 2009.
  • November 16, 2012 – A statue of Abdul-Jabbar was unveiled in front of Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court, in Los Angeles.

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