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Charles Barkley
Age: 46
Height: 6' 5"
Birth Place: Leeds, Alabama, USA
Born: Feb. 20th, 1963
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TRIVIA:
- Only player on the original U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" of 1992 whose NBA team finished the previous season with a losing record and out of the playoffs.
- Member of the 1992 (Dream Team) and 1996 gold medal US Basketball team.
- Played three seasons at Auburn University before leaving early for the NBA draft.
- Played 16 seasons in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers (1984-85 to 1991-92), Phoenix Suns (1992-93 to 1995-96), and Houston Rockets (1996-97 to 1999-2000).
- Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Ma. on September 8, 2006. Other inductees included 'Dominique Wilkins' (qv) and 'Joe Dumars' (qv).
- Wore number 34, his college number, for most of his career with Philadelphia and Phoenix, but switched to 32 in his last season (1991-92) with the 76ers as a tribute to Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who was forced to retire before that season due to being HIV positive.
- Nearly made the 1984 US Olympic basketball team, but was cut on the final day by coach Bob Knight for making snide remarks about Coach Knight "wearing his granddaddy's shoes."
- Shortest player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding, in 1986-87.
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