Occupation-Athlete-Basketball Player
James Usry (1922-2002)
The first African American major of Atlantic City, James Leroy Usry, was born February 2, 1922, in Athens, Georgia. Shortly...
Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (1936-2024)
Alvin Austin Attles Jr. was a basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA) who played his entire career with...
Connie Hawkins (1942-2017)
Six-foot-eight NBA Superstar legend Connie Hawkins, one of the first basketball players capable of swooping and soaring in flights to...
Vince Lamar Carter Jr. (1977- )
Vince Lamar Carter Jr, a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and T.V. producer, was born on January 26,...
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr (1970- )
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) star and, more recently, a cancer survivor. Born on...
John Thomas Salley (1964-)
John Thomas Salley is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star, television and motion picture actor, and a major...
Amar’e Carsares Jehoshaphat Stoudemire (1982- )
Amar’e Stoudemire is an American-Israeli professional basketball player and coach, actor, and entrepreneur born in Lake Wales, Florida on November...
Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (1964-2009)
R&B bass guitarist and 6’ 9” professional basketball player Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was born on June 9, 1964, in Fort...
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (1984- )
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American Basketball Player. Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, to Carmelo Iriarte and Mary...
