Game of the century UH's basketball victory over UCLA in the Astrodome


Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News

1 of 10 FILE - Lew Alcindor (33), later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, poses with his UCLA teammates as basketball practice gets underway in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1966. Players from left are, Mike Warren (44), a guard from South Bend, Ind.; Mike Lynn (35), forward from Covina, Ca.; Alcindor; Edgar Lacey (54), forward from Los Angeles; and Don Saffer (25), guard from Los Angeles.


Greatest College Basketball Players Stadium Talk

Sports College College Basketball During the 1960s, UCLA ascended to No. 1 and was rarely knocked from its perch Lew Alcindor (33), later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, poses with his UCLA.


Lot Detail 1968 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA "The Sporting News Collection

Fifty years ago, the college basketball earth shook. Wherever UCLA went, awe followed, mostly because of the 7-foot-2 Bruin who could not be stopped. His name was Lew Alcindor, before it was.


Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "TSN Collection

Heavily sought by collegiate basketball programs, he played for the UCLA Bruins from 1966 to 1969 under coach John Wooden, contributing to the team's three-y.


Freshman Lew Alcindor in action vs UCLA Varsity, Los Angeles, CA News

17 over USC. Last season for the 7-foot-1 and 1/2-inch center Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), who led the Bruins to an overall three-year record (1967-1969) of 88-2, and is the only player in history to be named three-time NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player.


Final Four Most Outstanding Players from 1939 to present

1969 — Lew Alcindor scores 37 points to lead UCLA to the NCAA men's basketball title with a 97-72 win over Purdue. Alcindor, who in 1971 changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also grabs.


Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.) American collegiate and professional basketball player who, as a 7-foot 2-inch- (2.18-metre-) tall centre, dominated the game throughout the 1970s and early '80s. (Read Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Britannica essay on the New York Rens.) Britannica Quiz I Am the Greatest (Athlete)


UCLA's Lew Alcindor shoots a free throw during a NCAA game in 1968

FILE - Lew Alcindor (33), later known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, poses with his UCLA teammates as basketball practice gets underway in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1966. Players from left are, Mike Warren (44), a guard from South Bend, Ind.; Mike Lynn (35), forward from Covina, Ca.;


Closeup of UCLA Lew Alcindor during commencement exercises on... News

UCLA's dynasty under coach John Wooden began in the 1960s with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and kept right on going with Bill Walton in the '70s.


Final Four Most Outstanding Players from 1939 to present

UCLA's dynasty under coach John Wooden began in the 1960s with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, and kept right on going with Bill Walton in the '70s. With the big redhead — and…


Classic Photos of UCLA Basketball Sports Illustrated

Abdul-Jabbar was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at parochial high school Power Memorial in New York City, where he led their team to 71 consecutive wins. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national championships under head coach John Wooden. [8]


Lot Detail 196769 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News

Fifty years later, the questions surrounding the game have faded. Would Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, play for UCLA after suffering a scratched left cornea eight days earlier?


Ucla Lew Alcindor, 1969 Ncaa National Championship Sports Illustrated

Season summary This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene. After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 30-0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds.


Lot Detail 1967 Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News

Lew Alcindor, a dominant figure in undergraduate basketball for three years, was named College Player of the Year by The Associated Press on Feb. 28, 1969, in Los Angeles. He sits at center court in UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. AP Photo K areem Abdul-Jabbar is known as one of the greatest basketball players in history.


Freshman Lew Alcindor in action vs UCLA Varsity, Los Angeles, CA News

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lew Alcindor in college, is one of the greatest basketball players ever. In his legendary career, he nearly went undefeated in college, playing a critical.


Lot Detail 196669 circa Lew Alcindor UCLA Bruins "The Sporting News

FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden is flanked by Sidney Wicks, right, and Lew Alcindor, draped with basket ropes, after the UCLA team beat Purdue 92-72 to win the NCAA basketball title for the third consecutive year, in Louisville, Ky., March 24, 1969.. FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden is flanked by Sidney Wicks, right, and Lew Alcindor, draped with.