Lot Detail 1967 Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
1969 — Lew Alcindor scores 37 points to lead UCLA to the NCAA men's basketball title with a 97-72 win over Purdue. Alcindor, who in 1971 changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also grabs.
Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden is flanked by Sidney Wicks, right, and Lew Alcindor, draped with basket ropes, after the UCLA team beat Purdue 92-72 to win the NCAA basketball title for the third consecutive year, in Louisville, Ky., March 24, 1969.. FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden is flanked by Sidney Wicks, right, and Lew Alcindor, draped with.
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May 4, 1965 - Lew Alcindor, the nation's most sought-after high school basketball player, announced his intentions to attend UCLA. Poised and articulate during his first news conference, the 7.
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Sports College College Basketball During the 1960s, UCLA ascended to No. 1 and was rarely knocked from its perch Lew Alcindor (33), later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, poses with his UCLA.
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FILE - Lew Alcindor (33), later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, poses with his UCLA teammates as basketball practice gets underway in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1966. Players from left are, Mike Warren (44), a guard from South Bend, Ind.; Mike Lynn (35), forward from Covina, Ca.;
Freshman Lew Alcindor in action vs UCLA Varsity, Los Angeles, CA News
UCLA's dynasty under coach John Wooden began in the 1960s with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and kept right on going with Bill Walton in the '70s. With the big redhead — and Deadhead — in the middle, the Bruins won consecutive national championships to stretch Wooden's streak to an unprecedented seven straight titles.
Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
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UCLA's dynasty under coach John Wooden began in the 1960s with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and kept right on going with Bill Walton in the '70s.
Lot Detail 1968 Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lew Alcindor in college, is one of the greatest basketball players ever. In his legendary career, he nearly went undefeated in college, playing a critical.
Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
Heavily sought by collegiate basketball programs, he played for the UCLA Bruins from 1966 to 1969 under coach John Wooden, contributing to the team's three-y.
Lot Detail 196769 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News
Two years after them, and led by a 7-foot-2 phenom from New York named Lew Alcindor — later Abdul-Jabbar — they would win the first of seven in a row, a streak of pure dominance that wrapped.
UCLA's Lew Alcindor shoots a free throw during a NCAA game in 1968
UCLA's dynasty under coach John Wooden began in the 1960s with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and kept right on going with Bill Walton in the '70s. With the big redhead — and…
Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "TSN Collection
Lew Alcindor, a dominant figure in undergraduate basketball for three years, was named College Player of the Year by The Associated Press on Feb. 28, 1969, in Los Angeles. He sits at center court in UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. AP Photo K areem Abdul-Jabbar is known as one of the greatest basketball players in history.
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Season summary This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 30-0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds.
Freshman Lew Alcindor in action vs UCLA Varsity, Los Angeles, CA News
Fifty years ago, the college basketball earth shook. Wherever UCLA went, awe followed, mostly because of the 7-foot-2 Bruin who could not be stopped. His name was Lew Alcindor, before it was.
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Fifty years later, the questions surrounding the game have faded. Would Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, play for UCLA after suffering a scratched left cornea eight days earlier?