Charles Barkley Leeds

Aka charles wade barkley.

Charles barkley leeds. Barkley stood 5 foot 10 as a junior at leeds high school and he failed to make the varsity team. Male race or ethnicity. Charles wade barkley born february 20 1963 is an american former professional basketball player who is an analyst on inside the nba nicknamed sir charles and the round mound of rebound barkley established himself as one of the national basketball association s most dominant power forwards barkley was an 11 time nba all star an 11 time member of the all nba team and the 1993 nba most. Charles wade barkley was born february 20 1963 and grew up near birmingham alabama.

He attended the leeds high school and stood at 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m and weighed 220 pounds 100 kg as a junior and was named as a reserve on the school basketball team. If you grew up watching auburn basketball and the nba in the 80s and 90s odds are you knew charles barkley aka the round mound of rebound. Barkley s compassion and activism can be traced back to his roots in the rural south. Nba player scored over 23 000 points.

However you probably didn t know that charles barkley was born in leeds just a short drive away from birmingham. That summer he had a growth spurt and shot up to 6 foot 5 before finally getting noticed by college programs. Charles barkley said he plans to sell his nba mvp trophy and 1992 dream team memorabilia to help build affordable housing in leeds alabama. Born on february 20 1963 in leeds alabama charles wade barkley played basketball at leeds high school and caught the attention of auburn university scouts at the state semifinals his senior year.

Charles barkley in full charles wade barkley bynames sir charles and the round mound of rebound born february 20 1963 leeds alabama u s american professional basketball player and television personality whose larger than life character made him one of the most popular figures in national basketball association nba history. Now he is dedicated to giving back to his community. 1989 one daughter daughter. A member of the jv team as a junior he grew six inches over the summer and made the varsity team for his senior year.

Charles wade barkley born february 20 1963 is a former professional basketball player and a basketball analyst. John glenn barkley wife. Retired american professional basketball player charles wade barkley was born on february 20 1963 in leeds alabama united states of america.