Klaus served as captain his senior year when the Flyers made it to the title game only to lose to Kareem Abdul Jabbar and the rest of the UCLA team. The university recognized the former winner of the most outstanding UD senior athlete award …

At UCLA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the embodiment of the phrase “student athlete.” And since his athletic career ended, the Bruin basketball legend, six-time NBA champion and all-time leading scorer has transcended athletics and found new fame as …

Basketball legend and UCLA alumnus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives the keynote address during the inauguration of UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block on May 13, 2008.

May 14, 2008 · Yesterday Gene D. Block inaugurated as UCLA chancellor in festive ceremony at Royce Hall. The pomp and circumstance befitting such a ceremony was punctuated with music and dance representing UCLA’s diverse and talented student community — from a gospel choir rendering of the national anthem to a performance by the Mariachi Uclatan folkloric ...

May 28, 2015 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, by anyone’s standards, is a phenomenon and, as Time magazine so simply put it, “History’s greatest basketball player.” As any sports fan knows, Abdul-Jabbar began his awesome career at UCLA, leading …

Sep 23, 2024 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s journey began on UCLA’s hardwood, where he led the Bruins to three NCAA crowns. Three NCAA championships at UCLA, six NBA titles, and countless accolades later, he’s getting UCLA’s highest honor – the …

Basketball legend and UCLA alumnus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives the keynote address during the inauguration of UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block on May 13, 2008.

Sep 25, 2024 · Over the course of his life and career, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — the night’s honoree and, arguably the most famous alumnus of UCLA and the entire UC system — has charted a course that has taken him from the heights of collegiate and NBA basketball greatness to widespread acclaim as a cultural and political commentator, a New York Times ...

UCLA vs. Dayton Box Score (Men), March 25, 1967

Apr 4, 2008 · Video Credit: Courtesy of UCLA. My eyes were seeing it, but I couldn’t believe what I saw. I had stumbled across my grade school graduation – autograph book and saw in the “favorite college slot” UCLA. This choice was made by me at a time that I couldn’t recall.