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Clyde Drexler

1962 - Today

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Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star, five time All-NBA Selection, and was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clyde Drexler is the 13th most popular basketball player (down from 10th in 2019), the 1,588th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,173rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Basketball Player.

Clyde Drexler is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played in the NBA from 1983 to 2003, and he won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Clyde Drexler ranks 13 out of 1,757. Before him are Stephen Curry, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, and Magic Johnson. After him are K. C. Jones, Vlade Divac, Kobe Bryant, Kevin McHale, Krešimir Ćosić, and Dražen Petrović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Clyde Drexler ranks 35. Before him are Steve Irwin, Wesley Snipes, Izzy Stradlin, Carles Puigdemont, Michelle Yeoh, and Alexander Litvinenko. After him are Viktor Tsoi, Jeff Bennett, Jordan Belfort, Christiane F., Suzy Amis Cameron, and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clyde Drexler ranks 1,588 out of 20,380. Before him are William Friedkin (1935), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Donna Haraway (1944), Carl Woese (1928), Jeff Lindsay (1952), and Louis Zamperini (1917). After him are Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), and Dale T. Mortensen (1939).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Clyde Drexler ranks 11. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Stephen Curry (1988), Sam Jones (1933), Bill Russell (1934), David Robinson (1965), and Magic Johnson (1959). After him are K. C. Jones (1932), Kobe Bryant (1978), Kevin McHale (1957), Dennis Rodman (1961), Jerry West (1938), and Chris Mullin (1963).

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