Charles Barkley

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Charles Barkley is a Hall of Fame former NBA power forward and outspoken television analyst, renowned for his dominant play in the 1980s–1990s and his charismatic, candid personality.

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Charles Wade Barkley 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame basketball player
basketball player
human
television analyst
AllNBAFirstTeamSelections 5
collegeAttended Auburn University
collegeTeam Auburn Tigers men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1963-02-20
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
draftTeam Philadelphia 76ers
draftYear 1984
employer TNT
familyName Barkley
fullName Charles Barkley self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Charles Wade Barkley"
givenName Charles
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as member of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team"
hallOfFameInductionYear 2006
2010
hasChild Christiana Barkley
height 198 cm
6 ft 6 in
jerseyNumber 32
34
knownFor dominant rebounding despite undersized height for power forward
outspoken commentary
memberOfSportsTeam United States men's national basketball team
NBAAllStarGameMVP 1991
NBAAllStarSelections 11
NBAMostValuablePlayerAward 1993
NBAReboundingTitle 1986–87 season
NBASeasonsPlayed 16
nickname Sir Charles
The Round Mound of Rebound
occupation sports analyst
television personality
OlympicGoldMedalist 1992 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Leeds, Alabama
surface form: "Leeds, Alabama, United States"
playedForTeam Houston Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
playedInLeague National Basketball Association
playingPosition power forward
religion Christianity
retiredJerseyNumberBy Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
shoots right
spouse Maureen Blumhardt NERFINISHED
televisionShow Inside the NBA

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Inside the NBA featuresPanelist Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley fullName Charles Barkley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "Charles Wade Barkley"
NBA on TNT hasAnalyst Charles Barkley
Philadelphia 76ers notablePlayer Charles Barkley
Phoenix Suns notablePlayer Charles Barkley
SEC Player of the Year notableRecipient Charles Barkley