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O'Neal, Shaquille Rashaun(Shaq)
Currently alive, at 37 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Basketball Player
1972 - Shaquille O’Neal was born on the 6th of march.
1990 - He Attended Louisiana State University.
1991 - He won AP’s College Player of the Year Award as a Sophomore. He was also voted All-American
1992 - He left LSU after his third year.
- Signed to Orlado Magic as the first pick of the NBA draft.
1993 - He won the Rookie of the Year
- Released his first Rap Album Shaq Diesel. This is his first of four albums to date.
1994 - He appeared in his first movie, Blue Chips. He also starred in other subsequent movies including Kazaam
and Steel.
1995 - NBA Scoring Champion with 29.3 Points Per Game.
- Appeared in the finals with the Magic, but lost to the Rockers.
1996 - He was a part of the US Olympic Gold Medal Team.
- Voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
- His girlfriend Arnetta gave birth to their daughter Teheara.
- Shaq signed a multimillion dollar deal ($120 mil) with the L.A. Lakers.
1997 - Five Time All- NBA First Team Selection.
1998 - Shaquille hosts a sports-related show for Children Sports Theater.
1999 - Won the IBM Award.
- Two Time NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
2000 - NBA Scoring Champion with 29.7 Points Per Game.
- Co-MVP of All Star Game.
- In December, he graduated from LSU, taking classes and doing home study during the off season.
- Led the Lakers to win the Finals in 2000 and again in 200.
- Two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
- Five-time All- NBA First Team Selection.
-NBA Finals MVP
2001 - NBA Finals MVP.
2002 - Married Shaunie Nelson. They have three children together Shareef Rashaun, Amirah Sanaa and
Shaquir Rashaun.
- NBA Finals MVP.
2004 - He was traded to the Miami Heat in July after some issues with the team’s management and teammate
Kobe Bryant.
- One-time All Star MVP.
2005 - Eleven-time All Star
- Five-time All- NBA First Team Selection.
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