how tall was lew alcindor at ucla
Lew Alcindor was born to Cora Lillian and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr; at birth, he weighed 12 pounds, 11 ounces and was 22 Â½ inches long. At the age of 9, Alcindor stood 5-feet-8. By the eighth grade, Alcindor stood 6-feet-8 and was dunking. Alcindor attended Power Memorial Academy, an all-boys Catholic high school in Manhattan.