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Dennis Rodman

Chronology



1961 Dennis Keith Rodman born May 13 in Trenton, New Jersey, to Philander and Shirley Rodman
1982 Plays basketball for a year at Cooke County Junior College in Dallas
1983 Wins basketball scholarship to Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1986 Drafted in the second round of NBA draft by Detroit Pistons
1989 Has daughter, Alexis, with Annie Banks
1992 Misses opening of Pistons' training camp, saying his pending divorce and departure of coach Daly sapped his desire to play. Misses all of camp
1993 Marries Annie Banks. They'll divorce within three months
1993 Signs a 3-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs
1995 Traded to Chicago Bulls for Will Perdue
1996 Wins third NBA championship and first as a member of the Bulls; shares Finals record of 11 offensive rebounds in a game, doing so twice in Finals
1996 Signs a 20-show deal with MTV to star in series The Rodman World Tour
1996 Bad As I Wanna Be becomes a best-seller
1997 Heads Mr. Blackwell's 37th Annual Worst-Dressed Men List, a roll-call of fashion misfits
1997 Grabs 10,000th rebound of his career on January 14
1997 Suspended by NBA and fined $25,000 for kicking a courtside television photographer
1997 Takes role of "Deacon 'Deke' Reynolds" in TV show Soldier of Fortune
1998 Picked up by Los Angeles Lakers but only plays 23 games for the team
1999 After showing up late to a morning Los Angeles Lakers practice, Rodman sent home and let go from the team that night
2000 Cut from Dallas Mavericks before season ends. Retires from basketball
2000 Plays "Randy 'Turbo' Kingston" in feature film Cutaway with Tom Berenger and Stephen Baldwin
2002 Makes uncredited appearance in movie Undercover Brother

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