Charles Barkley Biography
Charles Wade Barkley is a retired American professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Chuck", "Sir Charles", and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 5th pick of the 1984 NBA Draft. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States' "Dream Team". Barkley is a two-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2006 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team".
Barkley was popular with the fans and media and made the NBA's All-Interview Team for his last 13 seasons in the league. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Charles Barkley
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Basketball player, Announcer, Athlete, Actor, Sports analyst, Author, Spokesperson
- Ethnicity:
- African American
- Date of Birth:
- February 20, 1963 (60)
- Astrological Sign:
- Pisces
Marriages
Charles Barkley Timeline
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Charles Barkley. (2023). The HistoryHop.com website. Retrieved 10:34pm UTC, Mar 22, 2023, from www.historyhop.com/famous-people/charles-barkley/bio.
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Charles Barkley. [Internet]. 2023. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: www.historyhop.com/famous-people/charles-barkley/bio [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].
MLA Style
"Charles Barkley." Bio. The HistoryHop.com website, 2023. Web. 22 Mar 2023.
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