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Harold Miner

ハロルド・マイナー　/　はろるど・まいなー

American basketball player

May 5, 1971 (age 55)　・　Inglewood, California, United States

California
basketball player

My Take

Harold Miner is the kind of athlete I find quietly fascinating, the one remembered for a moment rather than a stat line. Two Slam Dunk Contest titles is no small thing; at 196 cm he turned raw vertical talent into pure spectacle, and the USC star once carried serious hype. I'm less interested in how long the career lasted than in what it proved: that a kid from Inglewood could jump as high as anyone in the country and make people gasp. Greatness isn't only measured in longevity. Sometimes it's the single unforgettable image, and Miner gave us several. I respect that completely.

Overview

Harold David Miner (born May 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Slam Dunk Contest. He attended college at the University of Southern California (USC) and was a star player on that school's men's basketball team.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Harold Miner
Name (Japanese): ハロルド・マイナー
Reading: はろるど・まいなー
Born: May 5, 1971 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Inglewood, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Inglewood High School
University: University of Southern California

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC

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