Dennis Rodman
Is an American retired professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times, along with five NBA Championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). He is one of the all-time leaders in rebounding and is generally regarded as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time, particularly on the offensive end of the court. He was also a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Rodman is also well-known for his controversial antics on and off the court.
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Origin: Trenton, New Jersey
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Career years: 1986–2000
Biography
Rodman, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas, was on the basketball team only briefly at South Oak Cliff High School, where he played under future Texas A&M coach Gary Blair. Having been dropped from the football team the previous autumn, the then-5'6" player quit the basketball team halfway through his first season due to frustration at not being put into the game; Rodman graduated in 1979 without playing further in either sport. While working as an overnight janitor at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, he grew from under 6 feet tall to 6'8" and became a force to reckon with on the playgrounds. A family friend tipped off the head coach of Cooke County College in Gainesville, Texas about his talents and he went on to play a year for the school's team. After his short stint (failed out) at Cooke County College in Gainesville, Texas, he played for Southeastern Oklahoma State University, an NAIA school. There, Rodman was a three-time NAIA All-American and led the NAIA in rebounding in both the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. He also averaged over 25 points per game for his three-year NAIA career.
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Dennis Rodman. (2008, June 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:56, June 21, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Rodman&oldid=220551748
