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O'Neal, Shaquille
(Encyclopedia)O'Neal, Shaquille (Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal)shkl´ rshôn´ nl´ [key], 1972–, American basketball player, b. Newark, N.J. Joining the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association ...Olajuwon, Hakeem
(Encyclopedia)Olajuwon, Hakeem häkm´ l´jwn [key], 1963–, Nigerian-American basketball player, b. Lagos. Introduced to basketball at age 15, when he stood 6 ft 9 in. (206 cm) tall, he soon became th...Bryant, Kobe
(Encyclopedia)Bryant, Kobe k´b br´nt [key], 1978–2020, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. The son of former professional basketball player Joe Jellybean Bryant, he was a high school star, turn...Dye, Pete
(Encyclopedia)Dye, Pete (Paul Dye, Jr.), 1925–2020, American golf course architect, often regarded as the father of modern golf course architecture, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was a successful amateur golfer and an insu...Buss, Jerry
(Encyclopedia)Buss, Jerry (Gerald Hatten Buss), 1933–2013, American businessman and basketball executive, b. Salt Lake City. He worked in the aerospace industry until the late 1950s, when he struck it rich in the...Jackson, Phil
(Encyclopedia)Jackson, Phil (Philip Douglas Jackson), 1945–, American basketball player and coach, b. Deer Lodge, Mont. Jackson was an All-American at the Univ. of North Dakota. Drafted by the New York Knicks in ...Browse by Subject
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