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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor.... Lew Alcindor was what he went by at UCLA
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.
Yes. Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.
same as with the UCLA, Bucks and Lakers #33
Kareem Abdul Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.