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World B. Free

ワールド・Ｂ・フリー　/　わーるど・Ｂ・ふりー

American basketball player

December 9, 1953 (age 72)　・　Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Georgia
basketball player

My Take

World B. Free wins before the tip-off, just on the name. The fact that Lloyd Bernard Free legally rebranded himself into a piece of mythology tells you everything about his confidence, and I love it. Born in Atlanta in 1953, the 6-foot-2 gunner earned nicknames like The Prince of Mid-Air and All-World during an NBA run from 1975 to 1988, having climbed up from tiny Guilford College. The marriage of flamboyant scoring and sheer self-belief is irresistible to me. I will always be drawn to athletes who write their own legend rather than wait for someone else to grant it.

Overview

World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1988. He went by his first name before early December, 1981. Free also was called "The Prince of Mid-Air", "Brownsville Bomber" and most often "All-World".

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

1. Profile

Name (English): World B. Free
Name (Japanese): ワールド・Ｂ・フリー
Reading: わーるど・Ｂ・ふりー
Born: December 9, 1953 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Snake
Origin: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Canarsie High School
University: Guilford College

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%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BBB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

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