How tall is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is considered by many fans and sportswriters to be the greatest basketball player of all time. The 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) Hall of Fame center, famous for his indefensible skyhook, dominated the NBA for 20 years and is the NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer with 38,387 points.
Prior to his stellar professional career, Kareem led the UCLA Bruins to three consecutive NCAA championships and was named the only player in the 75-year history of the NCAA to be named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament three years in row.
Today, Kareem’s leadership skills have taken on a new direction. In addition to being a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker, Kareem also believes education issues should be a critical focus in the US and around the globe. In 2012, Kareem was named a US Cultural Ambassador by Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton and was also named California’s STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Afterschool Ambassador.
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