Charles Barkley
Chronology
1963 | Born February 20 in Leeds, Alabama |
1981-84 | Stars in basketball at Auburn University |
1984 | Cut during U.S. Olympic basketball team trials |
1984 | Selected fifth in the NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers |
1989 | Marries Maureen Blumhardt |
1989 | Daughter Christiana born |
1992 | Selected for the first Olympic "Dream Team" |
1992 | Traded to the Phoenix Suns |
1993 | Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award |
1996 | Traded to the Houston Rockets |
1996 | Selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history |
1996 | Appears in motion picture Space Jam |
2000 | Retires from professional basketball |
2000 | Joins cast of TNT's Inside the NBA |
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