Bob Lanier

Bob Lanier is a giant in every sense, and I rank him among the truly complete figures in NBA history. Fourteen seasons, eight All-Star selections, the 1974 All-Star MVP, and a 1992 Hall of Fame induction tell you about the player. But the detail that moves me most is the 1978 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, proof that he gave as much off the floor as on it. A skilled, soft-handed big man from Buffalo who led with both talent and decency. His passing in 2022 was a real loss, and to me his legacy is as much about character as dominance.

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Name (English)

Bob Lanier

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・レイニア

Reading

ぼぶ・れいにあ

Born

September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022

Origin

Buffalo, New York, United States

Height

211 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

High school

Bennett High School

University

St. Bonaventure University

Awards & achievements

• 1971 NBA All-Rookie Team
• 1974 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
• 1978 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
• 1992 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Lanier
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888056

Tags

• New York
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.