Kevin Willis

Kevin Willis is the sort of NBA name I find more interesting the longer you look. A seven-foot power forward out of Michigan State, best known for his Atlanta Hawks years, he's most remarkable to me for endurance: he holds the record for most games played among those still outside the Hall of Fame. That stat captures something real about him, a body and a will that kept showing up season after season. I also like that he didn't define himself solely by basketball; the move into fashion design shows a curiosity beyond the court. He reads less as a superstar and more as a remarkable survivor who outlasted nearly everyone.

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Name (English)

Kevin Willis

Name (Japanese)

ケビン・ウィリス

Reading

けびん・うぃりす

Born

September 6, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Height

213 cm

Occupation

basketball player / fashion designer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

High school

Pershing High School

University

Michigan State University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Willis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144703

Tags

• California
• basketball player
• fashion designer

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.