May 4, 1965
On May 4, 1965 a senior Power Memorial High School basketball player announced that he will be venturing West, away from his East coast roots to play for U.C.L.A. in Los Angeles. The 7 foot 3/4 inch 18 - year - old is Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.. During his time at Power Memorial, he set the city record for scoring, 2,067 points and for rebounds, 2,002. It would be five years until in 1971 where he would change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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