THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Page 9 THE BEST EVER | FROM PAGE 2 spent his free time learning martial arts under Bruce Lee. Alcindor converted to Sunni Islam in the summer of 1968 and left his name Lewis Alcindor behind, assuming the name of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, his Arabic name. He protested the unequal treatment of African-Americans in the United States and boycotted the Olympic Games of ’68, staying home. As a collegian Kareem had the highest scoring average of 26.4 points per game; tied for most career fi eld goals at 943; had the most points in a season, 870 in 1967; highest scoring average for a season, 29.0 in 1967; most fi eld goals For voting only in a season, 346; most points in a single game, 61; and most fi eld goals in a single game, 26, against Washington State on February 25, 1967. Kareen was off ered one million dollars to play for the Harlem Globetrotters and he declined, preferring to play in the NBA. He was drafted fi rst overall by the Milwaukee Bucks and was chosen fi rst overall in the draft of the American Basketball Association, New York Jets. He chose the Bucks’ offer of 1.4 million over the Jets offer of 3.25 million, stating that “a bidding war degrades the people involved. It would make me feel like a fl esh peddler, and I don’t want to think like that.” The Bucks went from 27-55 The town of Saugus recently purchased this Ballot Drop Off Box for the November Election. It is located at the front entrance of Town Hall, to the right of the steps. The box is exclusively for election ballots and nothing else. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) before Kareem to 56-26, and claimed second place in the NBA’s Eastern Division. He was selected as the Rookie of the Year, scoring 28.8 points per game and 14.5 rebounds per game. The next season the Bucks acquired Oscar Robinson, and the team went on to win a record number of games at 66. He played for the Bucks from 1969 to 1975, then for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1975 to 1989 – 20 years in the NBA. He was six times with an NBA champion, twice Finals MVP, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, 19 times an NBA AllStar, 10 times an All-NBA First Caring for you in your neighborhood— it’s what we do best Dental care at no cost to you $305 towards eyeglass frames YMCA membership or $55 per month for gym membership We speak your language Join today! Call 1-888-566-3526 (TTY 711) www.seniorwholehealth.com/SNP Senior Whole Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Senior Whole Health (HMO SNP) and Senior Whole Health NHC (HMO SNP) are Coordinated Care Plans with a Medicare Advantage contract and a contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/ EOHHS MassHealth program. Enrollment depends on annual contract renewal. H2224_2019_77906_M Accepted 9/24/2019 *Limitations may apply Nurse Care Manager to coordinate your care Up to $400 a year for health-related items Transportation to and from your doctor appointments* Team, fi ve times an NBA Second Team, fi ve times an NBA All-Defensive First Team, six times an NBA Second Team AllDefensive player, Rookie of the Year and Rookie All-Star Team, twice NBA scoring champion, once NBA rebounding champion and four times NBA blocks leader. His career statistics were 1,560 games played, 24.6 points per game, a fi eld goal percentage of .493, free throws percentage of .820, and 8.3 rebounds per game. He announced retirement from the Lakers on June 28, 1989, at 42 years old. He was known for his reticence, which kept him from his idea of becoming a coach. He was often described as introverted and sullen by the press as he refused to give interviews. He eventually became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers and then the Seattle Supersonics. He coached the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League. His fi nal coaching experience was as a volunteer coach at Alchesay High School on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona. Kareem made his fi lm debut in Bruce Lee’s movie “Game of Death” in which his character, Hakim, fi ghts Billy Lo, played by Lee. He was copilot Roger Murdock in “Airplane!” His list of appearances in movies includes “Fletch,” “Troop Beverly Hills” and “Forget Paris.” His television appearances included “Full House,” “Living Single,” “Amen,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Martin,” “Diff ’rent Strokes,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Scrubs,” “21 Jump Street,” Emergency!,” “Man From Atlantis,” “New Girl” and “Tales from the Darkside.” He played himself in a sketch episode of the comedy TV series “In Living Color.” He appeared in an HBO documentary of his life, “Kareem: Minority of One.” He became a best-selling author with his autobiography “Giant Steps,” which was written in 1983 with co-author Peter Knobler; “On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance”; “Brothers in Arms: the Epic Story of the 761st THE BEST EVER | SEE PAGE 18 Gina S Soldano REALTOR® ABR®, AHWD, e-PRO®, GREEN, MRP®, PSA®, SFR®, SRES®, SRS® Broker/Associate Millennium Real Estate 291 Ferry Street, Everett, MA 02149 (857) 272-4270 Gina.Soldano@era.com gsoldanorealtor.com
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