Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareen Abdul-Jabbar for the same reason that Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammed Ali - because they are Islamic, and wanted their names to reflect that.
1971
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor.... Lew Alcindor was what he went by at UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Lew Alcindor
Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born, Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. or, Lew Alcindor for short. Alcindor changed his name legally to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971, during his conversion from Catholicism to Islam.
Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
Yes. Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (nee Lew Alcindor) of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Al Henry was the Wisconsin center during the Alcindor years. He was 6' 10" and his last year in college was 1970.
The price is about $7,500.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Kareem Abdul Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.