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Antonio Burks

アントニオ・バークス　/　あんとにお・ばーくす

American basketball player

May 30, 1982 (age 44)　・　Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Arkansas
basketball player

My Take

Antonio Burks interests me less for his stat line and more for his second act. A 6-foot-5 guard-forward who carved out a pro career as far afield as the Saint John Mill Rats in Canada, he could have simply faded after the final whistle. Instead he became a coach and assistant principal in Rice, Texas, channeling the discipline of the hardwood into shaping young people. I have a deep respect for athletes who graduate from playing to building, who take the lessons of the locker room and hand them forward. That arc, from player to mentor, is the quiet kind of greatness.

Overview

Antonio Burks (born 30 May 1982) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada. He was born in Texarkana, Arkansas. Burks is a 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg) guard-forward. Member of Omega Psi Phi. Burks now is a coach and assistant principal for the Rice Independent School District in Rice, Texas.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Antonio Burks
Name (Japanese): アントニオ・バークス
Reading: あんとにお・ばーくす
Born: May 30, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dog
Origin: Texarkana, Arkansas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Arkansas High School
University: Stephen F. Austin State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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