Name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar)
Birth Date: April 16,1947
Early Life: -Born in New York City -He went to UCLA -He was born 12 pounds April 16,1947-Present Interesting Facts: -Won 6 NBA Titles -Have 12 NBA personal awards -Most points in NBA history with 38,387 Why he should be in the Hall of Fame: I think Kareem Abdul Jabbar should be in the John L Costley Hall of Fame cause he was one of the best in the NBA. After winning 71 consecutive basketball games on his high school team in New York City, Lew Alcindor attended college at UCLA, where he played on three consecutive national championship basketball teams and was a record threetime MVP of the NCAA Tournament. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest of all Time. That is why I think Kareem Abdul Jabbar should be in the John L Costley Hall of Fame.