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My Take
Dave Bing is the rare figure who lived two complete lives. A Hall of Fame guard, Rookie of the Year in 1967, an All-Star MVP, and then, remarkably, a businessman and the mayor of Detroit. What moves me is not the trophy case but the choice he made afterward: to shoulder responsibility for an entire city rather than coast on basketball glory. The 1977 Citizenship Award hints at the man he always was. I admire athletes who define themselves by what they build off the court, and by that measure Bing stands tall. His example feels timeless and genuinely inspiring to me.
Overview
David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Bing
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴ・ビン
- Reading
- でいゔ・びん
- Born
- November 24, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / politician / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Spingarn High School
- University
- Syracuse University
Awards & achievements
- 1967 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 1967 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1968 All-NBA Team
- 1971 All-NBA Team
- 1976 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- 1977 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- 2006 honorary doctor of Syracuse University
- 1990 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.