B'nai B'rith presents the 56th Annual Charity Sports Banquet Wednesday, May 12, 2010 featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
B'nai Brith is honored to welcome this basketball great and sports legend to highlight the 56th Annual Charity Sports Banquet. Of his many tributes, B'nai B'rith highlights these: Between 1971 and 1980, he was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player six times. He led his teams to six NBA Championship victories between 1971 and 1988, and earned a spot on the NBA All-Star team an incredible 19 times. To this day, he remains the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
Off the basketball court, Abdul-Jabbar has written six history books about African-Americans and their contributions to American hisotry and culture. One of his books, On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, published 2007, appeared on the New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists.
The Banquet will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Omaha Qwest Center. Check back for more information regarding online ticket sales or call 334-6443 today.
B'nai B'rith presents the 56th Annual Charity Sports Banquet Wednesday, May 12, 2010 featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 
